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Non-fictionMarch 15, 2017
The Serendipiter’s Journey
Gay Talese’s eye for detail turned out to be not only his strength but also his greatest weakness.
Michelle Dean
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ActivismJanuary 19, 2017
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FictionOctober 13, 2016
5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People
Zetigeist literature that prefigures the Brat Pack.
Michelle Dean
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FictionOctober 12, 2016
The Brat Pack Grows Up
Once the voice of youthful dissatisfaction, Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Bret Easton Ellis experience the growing pains of middle age.
Michelle Dean
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Arts and EntertainmentJune 25, 2013
The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring
Sofia Coppola’s new movie doesn’t move its audience to question these celebrity-obsessed thieves—and it should.
Michelle Dean
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FilmJune 14, 2013
Joss Whedon and the Pop Culture Canon
Much Ado About Nothing is great! Does it matter that its appeal depends on being a Whedon nerd?
Michelle Dean
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MediaJune 7, 2013
The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’
Linklater’s latest installment in his trilogy of GenX romance shows that hope isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Michelle Dean
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ActivismJune 4, 2013
Revolution, on Television and in Real Life
We're all upset about Game of Thrones. What if we felt the same way about Turkey?
Michelle Dean
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MediaMay 23, 2013
‘Star Trek’ and the Twilight of Idealism
Doesn't anyone dream of the stars in culture or in politics anymore?
Michelle Dean
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MediaMay 17, 2013
Class and ‘The Great Gatsby’
Some things haven’t changed that much since the Jazz Age.
Michelle Dean