Mary Karr, in The Paris Review, on her small-town roots.
Internet
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When the Internet Takes Away Our Paul Newman
Building up to 2005, [Tom] Cruise had tackled some of the most challenging dramas of any actor of his generation: Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia, Vanilla Sky. Even his popcorn flicks — Minority Report,Collateral, War of the Worlds — were intriguingly dark. He’d never played it safe or shot a cash-grab. He trusted that if he chose movies he believed in, the […]
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Reading List: Brave New Internet
Emily Perper is a freelance editor and reporter, currently completing a service year in Baltimore with the Episcopal Service Corps. 1. “The Vice Guide to the World.” (Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 8 April 2013) “My big thing was I want you to do stupid in a smart way and smart in a stupid way.” […]
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Reading List: Brave New Internet
Emily Perper is a freelance editor and reporter, currently completing a service year in Baltimore with the Episcopal Service Corps. 1. “The Vice Guide to the World.” (Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 8 April 2013) “My big thing was I want you to do stupid in a smart way and smart in a stupid way.” […]