“Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp. But on release, it bombed.”
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The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)
“Clarke Seicher is something much more specific and much rarer: a professional book reader who evaluates literature specifically for screen adaptation.”
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The Price of Eggs
“The chickens had arrived the previous spring, unasked for, like most of life’s obligations.”
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The Most Feared and Least Known Political Operative in America
“Susie Wiles helped dismantle Ron DeSantis and salvaged Donald Trump’s campaign. Is she a MAGA hero or an enemy of democracy?”
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Can Andre Agassi Enjoy Pickleball More Than He Hated Tennis?
“After years of relative quiet, the public is meeting ‘Andre 2.0’ — a pickleball booster, an open book and a guy eager to build a less tortured relationship with competition.”
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Hollywood’s Being Reshaped by Generative AI. What Does That Mean for Screenwriters?
“As AI creeps further into Hollywood, screenwriters like Billy Ray, Paul Schrader, Bong Joon Ho and Todd Haynes, along with a new class of tech disruptors, are navigating the uncertain future of storytelling.”
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Ladies of the ’80s
How Madonna, Grace Jones, Joan Jett, Whitney Houston, and their contemporaries broke the stodgy musical mold of the ’60s and ’70s to inspire generations of women to pick up an instrument and learn to play music.
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On Japan’s Post Office For Letters to the Dead
“Sally Hayden explores the ways we cope with loss in times of crisis.”
