“The violence of his era can be found in his serene masterpieces — if you know where to look.”
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A Few Good Men
“Jordan Neely’s killer and the racist violence at the heart of the American imperial project.”
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You Have a New Memory
“What do we mean when we say the internet is reading our minds?”
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Of Innocence and Experience
“Can anybody really say that socially reproducing the present state of things is a desirable goal? So, then, what do we dream of?”
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The Making of Tom Wambsgans
“Before the final season of ‘Succession,’ Matthew Macfadyen and others explain the creation and expansion of the show’s most unlikely power player.”
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Walking Off Grief on the Appalachian Trail
“Every hiker is called to the trail for a different reason, but we all share a common goal: We all want to finish.”
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Haunting the Archive
“The media’s obsession with my mother changed my relationship to grief.”
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Secrets of the Christmas Trade
“Turf wars. Protection money. Scientology. And my boss, a man who’s half-convinced he really is Santa.”