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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
Things Worth Remembering: ‘White Christmas’ Is a World War II Anthem
Today, we see it as a quintessential secular Christmas song. To its original audience in 1941, however, the lyrics were impossible not to associate with…
Mene Ukueberuwa
The Weekend Press: My Spare Embryos
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Kristen Stewart Needs You to Know She Thinks Method Acting Is Cringe
The ‘Twilight’ star takes aim at serious men, the internet melts down over the color of the year, and pop stars want to get married again.
Suzy Weiss
Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke!
On his 100th birthday, the singer, dancer, actor and comedian tells us how he embraces life as he hits the century mark.
Dick Van Dyke
Things Worth Remembering: Don’t Feed Them After Midnight
‘Gremlins’ isn’t just a cult Christmas classic—it’s a parable about technology and modern chaos.
Tim DeRoche
The Weekend Press: Is Staying Married Taboo?
Plus: Meghan Markle is a great queen of slop. Would you wear pj’s on a plane? What’s Sascha Seinfeld cooking? And more!
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Meghan Markle Is the Slop Princess We Deserve
The Duchess of Montecito has a holiday special on Netflix. Suzy Weiss loved it.
Suzy Weiss
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
Give Thanks to Your Husband
At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Kat Rosenfield
Second Thought: If Jesus Had Wanted a Podcast. . .
Plus: Do not see ‘Wicked’ in 3D. Is ‘The Chair Company’ the most relatable show ever made? A Mormon merch drop. And more!
River Page
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