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The New ‘Animal Farm’ Movie Is Less Equal Than the Book
An animated adaptation drops the clear critique of Stalinism that makes George Orwell’s novella great.
Eli Lake
Rob Reiner Deserved a Happily Ever After
He wasn’t supposed to be this talented and he wasn’t supposed to be this nice. But he was.
Hadley Freeman
The Children’s Books That Changed Our Lives
They say kids don’t read anymore. So we asked our staff to recommend the books that defined their childhoods.
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A Man Should Know: How to Propose
The first step in a happy marriage might be a private proposal.
Elliot Ackerman
‘Stranger Things’ Didn’t Have to End Like This
When you have grown men saying cheesy teen lines, something has gone very wrong.
Kat Rosenfield
The Online Right Doesn’t Want White Women to Get PhDs
Juliet Turner was told she’s a race traitor for studying bugs instead of having babies.
River Page
Charlie Kirk’s Final Message to America
Charlie Kirk finished writing a book just months before he was murdered. This exclusive excerpt is about the importance of observing the Sabbath—and why…
Charlie Kirk and Erika Kirk
I Thought My Marriage Was Broken. Then I Stayed In It.
When I listen to people who have been married for decades, I hear the same thing over and over: ‘Back then, we didn’t know if we’d make it.’
Larissa Phillips
A Man Should Know: How to Travel
It seems reasonable to ask that we not treat the airport as a living room. But we also want to be comfortable when we travel. How do we strike the…
Elliot Ackerman
Can Someone Let Joe Biden Know He’s a Gay Icon Now?
The former president’s relationship with the gay community is at best transactional, so why are they giving him an award?
River Page
David Mamet: Tom Stoppard and Me
The legendary playwright was a Holocaust survivor and an immigrant, but he wrote the most English and Anglophile of works.
David Mamet
A Man Should Know: How to Say Thank You
Most of us agree it’s important to express gratitude. But how we do so is just as important.
Elliot Ackerman
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