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We all know what happened Saturday. Or we think we know. Gaza fired what it said were 5,000 rockets at civilian targets in Israel. And Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel using a massive bulldozer to tear a hole in the smart fence draped with razor wire that separates Gaza from southern Israel. Over 1,500 invaders streamed
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The three-hour, Don Draper–style steakhouse extravaganza is long dead. Instead, writes GQ columnist Chris Black, today’s health-conscious creative class is breaking away from the laptop to gossip and close deals over light lunches at restaurants rich in people-watching. By Chris Black October 12, 2023 This is an edition of the newsletter Pulling Weeds With Chris
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A comprehensive Taylor-themed survey of your non-Taylor filmed-entertainment options By Esther Zuckerman October 12, 2023 Photograph: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte Have you heard? A little-known artist is releasing a small film this weekend. Just kidding: It’s time for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour to hit screens across the country and for the Swifties in
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Take a lesson from Offset, Lil Nas X and NLE Choppa— a few small steps could be a giant leap for live rap shows. By Heven Haile October 11, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte NLE Choppa caught viewers off guard during his performance at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and all he
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The ‘Tickled’ filmmaker found another nonfiction rabbit hole to go down–and it nearly destroyed him. By Vince Mancini October 10, 2023 Photographs: Madman Entertainment Like a real-life incarnation of the most annoying people you’ve ever tangled with online, Michael Organ– antagonist and subject of David Farrier’s latest documentary Mister Organ, streaming now in the usual
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We are so back. By Gabriella Paiella October 6, 2023 Far left, center, and far right: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Clarke, and Lance Reddick in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Center left and right: Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in The Burial.Photographs: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte Recently, I made the point that Hollywood needs to
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“What they’re trying to do offends me at the root of who I am and what I’m about.” By Heven Haile October 6, 2023 GQ; Photograph Courtesy of Stephanie Cozart Burton/ Courtesy of MoveOn/LeVar Burton “When I read Fahrenheit 451 for the first time,” LeVar Burton says, “I couldn’t imagine that situation in my reality.
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The striking actor-auteur keeps a low profile, letting his larger-than-life performance as Leonard Bernstein sell itself. By Esther Zuckerman October 5, 2023 Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, 2023.Jason McDonald/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection As the New York Film Festival crowd began arriving at David Geffen Hall for the US premiere of Maestro
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