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Ideas, Arts, and Culture (page 5)
July 20, 2023 5:31 am
Midnight Run at 35: A Shining Star of the Middlebrow Firmament
The Robert De Niro / Charles Grodin screwball comedy was surprisingly influential—and wiser than you might remember.
July 18, 2023 12:01 pm
The Actors Strike! What Do They Want?
Plus: The new 'Mission: Impossible,' reviewed!
July 14, 2023 5:31 am
Tom Cruise, the Living Manifestation of Kino
Review: ‘Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning: Part One.’
July 4, 2023 3:10 am
Let’s Make July Fourth a True Independence Day
Together, we can live up to the Declaration's promise.
July 4, 2023 3:00 am
What It Takes to Protect the “Fundamentals of 1776”
FDR on the war and the fight for democracy.
July 3, 2023 5:32 am
Why Do We Accept Cormac McCarthy’s Self-Mythology?
Every writer creates an idealized narrative about themselves. McCarthy found a willing audience for his even though it obscures some…
July 3, 2023 5:32 am
Putin in London
From the creator of ‘The Crown,’ a play about the rise of a dictator and the fall of his onetime…
July 3, 2023 5:30 am
This July Fourth, Remember the ‘Founding Scoundrels’
They helped build America, too.
July 1, 2023 12:17 pm
A Decade of Big Muscles and Bigger Egos
Listen now (34 min) | Nick de Semlyen on his new book, 'The Last Action Heroes'
