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features writer @ new york mag/vulture just here so i don’t get fined
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Vulture
13 days ago
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody have entered their Elder Seinfeld era. On their new advice podcast about nothing, ‘Don’t Listen to Us,’ the actor couple argue, make up, weep, and laugh. “And some people like it.”
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Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody Enter an Elder Seinfeld Era
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody have entered their Elder Seinfeld era. On their new advice podcast about nothing, ‘Don’t Listen to Us,’ the actor couple argue, make up, weep, and laugh. “And some people like it.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/mandy-patinkin-kathryn-grody-podcast-explained.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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talked to jennifer lawrence and lynne ramsay about die my love, postpartum depression, filming nude scenes while pregnant, and murder podcasts:
www.vulture.com/article/jenn...
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Worst Nightmare
The Die My Love actress had no problem performing a nude sex scene pregnant. Watching her movie postpartum was harder.
https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-worst-nightmare-on-set-of-die-my-love.html
28 days ago
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New York Magazine
28 days ago
The actress says she had no problem performing a nude sex scene for director Lynn Ramsay while she was pregnant. Watching her movie postpartum, however, was harder to do.
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Worst Nightmare
The actress says she had no problem performing a nude sex scene for director Lynn Ramsay while she was pregnant. Watching her movie postpartum, however, was harder to do.
https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-worst-nightmare-on-set-of-die-my-love.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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New York Magazine
about 2 months ago
The late Diane Keaton, the star of ‘Baby Boom,’ ‘Father of the Bride,’ and ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ breaks down the genius of her longtime collaborator. Republished from 2020.
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A Delightful Conversation with Diane Keaton
The late Diane Keaton, the star of ‘Baby Boom,’ ‘Father of the Bride,’ and ‘Something’s Gotta Give’ breaks down the genius of her longtime collaborator. Republished from 2020.
https://www.vulture.com/2025/10/a-kooky-conversation-with-nancy-meyers-muse-diane-keaton.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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New York Magazine
2 months ago
Joachim Trier made ‘Sentimental Value’ — a movie about a bad dad who happens to be a director — shortly after becoming a father himself: ‘You’re right, I am exorcising something,’ he tells Rachel Handler.
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‘You’re Right, I Am Exorcising Something’
Joachim Trier made ‘Sentimental Value’ — a movie about a bad dad who happens to be a director — shortly after becoming a father himself: ‘You’re right, I am exorcising something,’ he tells Rachel Handler.
https://www.vulture.com/article/sentimental-value-exorcised-joachim-triers-fatherhood-fears.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Simone de Rochefort
2 months ago
A Rachel Handler Instant Classic
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Owen Lewis
2 months ago
"it commits the cardinal sin of heterosexuality: Don’t ever tell a man he’s stacked *and* his podcast is good. This line may singlehandedly fast-track the downfall of civilization."
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I Didn’t Need to Know All of That About Travis Kelce
On Taylor Swift’s “Wood.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wood-lyrics.html
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New York Magazine
2 months ago
By simply and innocently pressing play on Taylor Swift’s “Wood,” I was forced to choke down a lumber truck’s worth of information about Travis Kelce’s ‘Wood.’ Here’s what I now know against my will.
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I Didn’t Need to Know All of That About Travis Kelce
By simply and innocently pressing play on Taylor Swift’s “Wood,” I was forced to choke down a lumber truck’s worth of information about Travis Kelce’s ‘Wood.’ Here’s what I now know against my will.
https://www.vulture.com/article/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wood-lyrics.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Writers Guild of America West
3 months ago
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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New York Magazine
3 months ago
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ was like ‘Challengers’ for teenagers, with far-reaching incestuous undertones. Thank God it’s not actually ending.
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I Can’t Wait to See These Freaks Again
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ was like ‘Challengers’ for teenagers, with far-reaching incestuous undertones. Thank God it’s not actually ending.
https://www.vulture.com/article/summer-i-turned-pretty-cant-wait-to-see-these-freaks-again.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Meredith
4 months ago
www.vulture.com/article/and-...
“I will miss it desperately, in the same way that I made fun of and now miss the dysfunctional concept of American democracy.”
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And Just Like That, And Just Like That … Is Dead
And I’m actually really sad about it.
https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-ending-season-3-series-finale.html
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Theater Wow
4 months ago
Everything about this piece from
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And Just Like That, And Just Like That … Is Dead
And I’m actually really sad about it.
https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-ending-season-3-series-finale.html
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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.
4 months ago
This should be offered unpaywalled as a balm for our wounded psyches. A must-read. Pure art.
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Vulture
4 months ago
‘And Just Like That …’ was a state of mind, and that mind is in a coma. It was a place to go for 44 minutes a week, a safe and necessary container for our wild and dangerous national id, which will now roam unchecked and destroy us all.
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And Just Like That, And Just Like That … Is Dead
‘And Just Like That …’ was a state of mind, and that mind is in a coma. It was a place to go for 44 minutes a week, a safe and necessary container for our wild and dangerous national id, which will now roam unchecked and destroy us all.
https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-ending-season-3-series-finale.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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wrote an obituary for “and just like that…,” which was, among so many other things, a container for our wild and dangerous national id, which will now roam unchecked and destroy us all
www.vulture.com/article/and-...
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And Just Like That, And Just Like That … Is Dead
And I’m actually really sad about it.
https://www.vulture.com/article/and-just-like-that-ending-season-3-series-finale.html
4 months ago
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I profiled Jennifer Love Hewitt, who was vulnerable & honest as we talked about surviving the early aughts, the ongoing conversation about her body instead of her work, her anxiety over returning to I Know What You Did Last Summer & a lot more
www.vulture.com/article/jenn...
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‘I Feel Bad for That Girl Sometimes’
Jennifer Love Hewitt faced intense sexism early in her career. It almost kept her from returning to the franchise that made her famous.
https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-love-hewitt-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-interview.html
5 months ago
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Vulture
5 months ago
Jennifer Love Hewitt faced intense sexism early in her career. It almost kept her from returning to the franchise that made her famous, ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer.’
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‘I Feel Bad for That Girl Sometimes’
Jennifer Love Hewitt faced intense sexism early in her career. It almost kept her from returning to the franchise that made her famous, ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer.’
https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-love-hewitt-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-interview.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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nadia melliti won best actress at cannes! she is astonishing and this was her first acting role ever. she’d never even been in a school play.
www.vulture.com/article/the-...
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The Little Sister’s Nadia Melliti Is Cannes’s Breakout Star
How Melliti and director Hafsia Herzi created a moving portrait of a young Muslim woman exploring her sexuality.
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-little-sisters-nadia-mellit-and-hafsia-herzi.html
6 months ago
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my final cannes dispatch 🫡
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Vulture
6 months ago
The 95-year-old June Squibb is at the festival as the lead in ‘Eleanor the Great,’ Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut.
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Chatting With June Squibb at Cannes About Matzo-Ball Soup, Men, and Lying
The 95-year-old June Squibb is at the festival as the lead in ‘Eleanor the Great,’ Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut.
https://www.vulture.com/article/june-squibb-cannes-eleanor-the-great-interview.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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had lunch with my girl june squibb at cannes and we gossiped about men, matzoh ball soup, and lying
www.vulture.com/article/june...
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Chatting With June Squibb at Cannes About Matzo-Ball Soup, Men, and Lying
The 95-year-old is at the festival as the lead in Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut.
https://www.vulture.com/article/june-squibb-cannes-eleanor-the-great-interview.html
6 months ago
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Vulture
7 months ago
‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau was ‘scared’ to make her new film, ‘Alpha,’ and calls it her most ‘exposing’ work yet.
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Why Julia Ducournau Was ‘Scared’ to Make Alpha
‘Titane’ director Julia Ducournau was ‘scared’ to make her new film, ‘Alpha,’ and calls it her most ‘exposing’ work yet.
https://www.vulture.com/article/why-julia-ducournau-was-scared-to-make-alpha.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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Vulture
7 months ago
In their new film, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor were "naughty": "Josh has the capacity to make me feel very much like a young boy. I felt very playful," Mescal added
www.vulture.com/article/paul...
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Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor Were ‘Naughty’ While Making The History of Sound
Paul Mescal on his quietly devastating WWI romance, in which he has intense and believable chemistry with Josh O’Connor.
https://www.vulture.com/article/paul-mescal-on-being-naughty-with-josh-oconnor-on-set.html
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Jessica Kiang
7 months ago
The great
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is this generation's Nellie Bly.
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Alex Naser-Hall
7 months ago
"I did not recognize anyone in attendance, in neither the celebrity sense nor the existential sense."
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Richard Lawson
7 months ago
Rachel is the best chronicler of Cannes insanity
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spent an absolutely cursed evening listening to kevin spacey ramble at cannes; was sat on by a woman who didn’t notice i was not a chair
www.vulture.com/article/kevi...
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (Spacey)
The actor accused of sexual assault received a lifetime achievement award at a Cannes gala. Meanwhile, other canceled men are walking the red carpet.
https://www.vulture.com/article/kevin-spacey-accepts-lifetime-achievement-award-at-cannes.html
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approached spike lee at the highest 2 lowest party at cannes and we ended up sitting down and getting into it about the knicks, the mysteries of the universe, and cannes past, all while he scrolled through his instagram explaining his photos to me
www.vulture.com/article/spik...
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A Spontaneous Chat with Spike Lee at Cannes about the Knicks and Numerology
The director is in town to support his latest film, Highest 2 Lowest, but got sidetracked discussing basketball and the mysteries of the universe.
https://www.vulture.com/article/spike-lee-knicks-cannes-interview.html
7 months ago
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New York Magazine
7 months ago
Jennifer Lawrence speaks at Cannes about how motherhood shaped her role in Lynne Ramsay’s film Die My Love with Robert Pattinson
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Jennifer Lawrence Says Motherhood Shaped Her Role in Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love
Jennifer Lawrence speaks at Cannes about how motherhood shaped her role in Lynne Ramsay’s film Die My Love with Robert Pattinson
https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-lawrence-lynne-ramsay-die-my-love-cannes-interview.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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talked to kristen stewart at cannes about the chronology of water, blood and orgasms, being married, fiona apple, her new tattoos and pink hair, and how making this movie “wounded” her
www.vulture.com/article/kris...
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Kristen Stewart on Why The Chronology of Water Is ‘Like a Female Orgasm’
The first-time feature director is at Cannes with a film she promises has “big tit energy.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/kristen-stewart-talks-about-big-tit-energy-at-cannes.html
7 months ago
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Vulture
7 months ago
Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut just premiered at Cannes, where she was frank about the sexist barriers she faced in getting it made — and why she didn’t star in it herself.
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Why Kristen Stewart Didn’t Star in Her Own Directorial Debut
Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut just premiered at Cannes, where she was frank about the sexist barriers she faced in getting it made — and why she didn’t star in it herself.
https://www.vulture.com/article/why-kristen-stewart-didnt-star-in-her-own-directorial-debut.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=bluesky
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New York Magazine
7 months ago
At a Cannes Film Festival Q&A with this year’s Honorary Palme d’Or recipient Robert De Niro, the actor said confoundingly few words, frustrating some attendees.
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Robert De Niro Says Confoundingly Few Words at Cannes
At a Cannes Film Festival Q&A with this year’s Honorary Palme d’Or recipient Robert De Niro, the actor said confoundingly few words, frustrating some attendees.
https://www.vulture.com/article/robert-de-niro-says-confoundingly-few-words-at-cannes.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Photojournalism News
7 months ago
VULTURE: Cannes Jury President Juliette Binoche Condemns Killing of Palestinian Journalist
www.vulture.com/article/juli...
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Cannes Jury President Condemns Killing of Palestinian Journalist
“The night before her death, she learned that the film in which she appeared was selected here at Cannes. Fatma should have been among us tonight.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/juliette-binoche-condemns-killing-of-palestinian-journalist.html
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Jaya Saxena
7 months ago
Here we go again. Please donate to support our laid off Polygon comrades.
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Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
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Jason Mittell
8 months ago
I'm sustaining the lack of discourse as I always do by reading criticism. I recommend great reads by: Lili Loufbourow -
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
@pjmaciak.bsky.social
-
newrepublic.com/article/1934...
and
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's epic piece:
www.vulture.com/article/dyin...
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Review | Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate kill in FX’s ‘Dying for Sex’
Rob Delaney, Jay Duplass, Esco Jouléy, Sissy Spacek and David Rasche elevate this lovingly raunchy “cancer comedy” about a woman chasing sexual fulfillment before she dies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/04/04/dying-for-sex-michelle-williams-review/
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cover story by me about sex, death, pleasure, friendship and michelle williams kicking rob delaney in the dick
www.vulture.com/article/dyin...
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The Kinkiest Show on TV
The new FX series Dying for Sex stars Michelle Williams as a stage 4 cancer patient on a frantic quest to figure out what turns her on.
https://www.vulture.com/article/dying-for-sex-true-story-michelle-williams-real-molly-kochan.html
8 months ago
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New York Magazine
8 months ago
Based on the hit podcast by Nikki Boyer and Molly Kochan, ‘Dying for Sex’ stars Michelle Williams as a horny stage-four cancer patient on a quest to finally find out what turns her on.
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The Kinkiest Show on TV
Based on the hit podcast by Nikki Boyer and Molly Kochan, ‘Dying for Sex’ stars Michelle Williams as a horny stage-four cancer patient on a quest to finally find out what turns her on.
https://www.vulture.com/article/dying-for-sex-true-story-michelle-williams-real-molly-kochan.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Susan Rinkunas
9 months ago
@rachelhandler.bsky.social
talked to Lindsay and two other dancers about being cast in the film
www.vulture.com/article/intr...
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A Night Out With the Strippers of Sean Baker’s Anora
The breakout stars reflect on making it in Hollywood “not in spite of being a sex worker but because of it.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/introducing-the-strippers-and-stars-of-sean-bakers-anora.html
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liveinfarbe
10 months ago
When I was 15, 16, I spent a lot of time in front of screens - small and big - watching Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in “Wuthering Heights” and “The English Patient”. They were formative for me. I’ve yet to watch “The Return”. This interview makes me and my inner teen so happy. 🥰
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New York Magazine
10 months ago
‘Crossing Delancey’ is finally joining the Criterion Collection, and according to star Amy Irving, ‘Peter and I have thought of sequels.’ Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we asked Izzy every lingering question we had about the beloved Jewish rom-com.
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Amy Irving Answers Every Question We Have About Crossing Delancey
‘Crossing Delancey’ is finally joining the Criterion Collection, and according to star Amy Irving, ‘Peter and I have thought of sequels.’ Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we asked Izzy every lingering question we had about the beloved Jewish rom-com.
https://www.vulture.com/article/amy-irving-answers-every-question-about-crossing-delancey.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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crossing delancey hits criterion today & i talked to amy irving about it all: the fits, the pickles, being directed by joan micklin silver & barbra streisand, how her divorce from steven spielberg changed her career, & her ass in brian de palma’s the fury:
www.vulture.com/article/amy-...
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Amy Irving Answers Every Question We Have About Crossing Delancey
The Jewish rom-com is finally joining the Criterion Collection, and according to Irving, “Peter and I have thought of sequels.”
https://www.vulture.com/article/amy-irving-answers-every-question-about-crossing-delancey.html
10 months ago
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97% of @NYMagUnion members (including me) just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from @VoxMedia. If you love @NYMag and the work we do, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout!
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READER PLEDGE — New York Mag Union
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10 months ago
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn
11 months ago
Oh wow. Just wow, this is like a little David Lynch movie in itself.
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Ned Raggett
11 months ago
This may be the most remarkable remembrance so far. It goes deeper than you might guess.
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‘What Do I Do With This Grief?’
The owner of Laura Palmer’s house has been comforting David Lynch fans for years. She has no plans of stopping.
https://www.vulture.com/article/mary-reber-laura-palmer-house-on-david-lynch-death.html
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Matt Zoller Seitz
11 months ago
“David creates this atmosphere where his art unites. And I think people need to feel united right now. That’s one legacy that I think he’s left.”—
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checks in on the owner of Laura‘s Palmer’s house
www.vulture.com/article/mary...
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‘What Do I Do With This Grief?’
The owner of Laura Palmer’s house has been comforting David Lynch fans for years. She has no plans of stopping.
https://www.vulture.com/article/mary-reber-laura-palmer-house-on-david-lynch-death.html
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Dylan Sanford
11 months ago
this was not the David Lynch piece I expected to bring me to tears & yet here we are. beautiful.
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Farouk
11 months ago
Sobbing reading this interview. He connected so many people.
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Vulture
11 months ago
Mary Reber, the actual owner of Laura Palmer’s house, has been comforting Twin Peaks fans for years. After David Lynch’s death, she has no plans of stopping: ‘Grief hits people, so they reach out for somebody to hang onto.’
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‘What Do I Do With This Grief?’
Mary Reber, the actual owner of Laura Palmer’s house, has been comforting Twin Peaks fans for years. After David Lynch’s death, she has no plans of stopping: ‘Grief hits people, so they reach out for somebody to hang onto.’
https://www.vulture.com/article/mary-reber-laura-palmer-house-on-david-lynch-death.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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spoke to the wonderful Mary Reber — who owns Laura Palmer’s house and plays a memorable role in The Return — about David Lynch, death, trauma, and the Twin Peaks fans she’s been connecting with for years
www.vulture.com/article/mary...
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‘What Do I Do With This Grief?’
The owner of Laura Palmer’s house has been comforting David Lynch fans for years. She has no plans of stopping.
https://www.vulture.com/article/mary-reber-laura-palmer-house-on-david-lynch-death.html
11 months ago
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Jackson McHenry
12 months ago
gaze upon our beautiful portraits, reckon with our truths!!
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