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The West Wing has come to resemble the dankest realms of Twitter, in which everyone is racked with paranoia and everyone despises everyone else.
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“Every one of these people is a stable genius,” Trump said, of the associates gathered in the Oval Office, “and I am by far stabler and more geniuser than any of them.”
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Each week, Richard Brody picks a classic film, a modern film, an independent film, a foreign film, and a documentary for online viewing.
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The independence of temperament that Grahame displayed in her Hollywood movies wasn’t far from the way that she lived her life.
Unrest in Iran
Nearly forty years after the revolution, Robin Wright joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss what demonstrations against the current regime mean for the politics of the region.
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Making China Great Again
As Donald Trump surrenders America’s global commitments, Xi Jinping is learning to pick up the pieces.
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With his new single, “Filthy,” the singer is proving that the album and the story about the album are two distinct and unrelated art forms.
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The Healing Power of Jazz
Phil Young, a Harlem legend, shares his thoughts about the life-altering power of music.
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Viewing the World Through Lee Friedlander’s Fences
The photographer’s new collection, “Chain Link,” bends a ubiquitous, mass-produced object to frame a portrait of American culture.
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The Claustrophobic Elegance of “Phantom Thread”
Although Daniel Day-Lewis looks ineffably dapper in it, Paul Thomas Anderson’s film is possessed by a fear that style alone can cramp the soul.
Standardized Patients and the Art of Medical Maladies
Actors train hard to portray specific illnesses and psychiatric disorders, sometimes even with heroin tracks of makeup.