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It’s a Fascist! It’s a Communist! No, It’s Superman!
James Gunn’s blockbuster is America’s favorite Rorschach test. What do you see?
Will Rahn
She Lost Her Husband. I Lost My Wife. Now We’re a Couple.
Love’s more complicated the second time around. The sweetness doesn’t erase the sorrow. The feelings coexist. We have each lost the love of our life…
Marty Goldensohn
Suzy Weiss: Admit It, Being an Adult Is Hard
I’m about to turn 30, so I went to an ‘adulting’ class. Plus: Dating apps were never a good idea.
Suzy Weiss
Can Any Woman Resist a Rich Husband?
After four waves of feminism, everyone’s too embarrassed to admit that it feels good to marry a provider. Everyone except the makers of the film…
Kat Rosenfield
The Real Reason Actresses Are Rejecting Intimacy Coordinators
Do sex scenes need to be tightly choreographed? A series of female A-listers think not, but critics say they’re betraying #MeToo.
Kat Rosenfield
Things Worth Remembering: When to Stop Being Nice
To understand the power of kindness in an age of media mobs and toxic empathy, listen to Patrick Swayze’s monologue in ‘Road House.’
Spencer Klavan
Suzy Weiss: Bill Belichick’s Very, Very Young Girlfriend
Plus: I love boxing movies, and I hate Google Glass.
Suzy Weiss
Gene Hackman’s Forgotten Classic
‘Under Fire’ is a movie about telling the truth. We could use more like it today.
Charles Lane
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