The German actress probes characters with unusual depth. But to portray a Fascist wife, in “The Zone of Interest,” she reversed her usual approach—and withheld her empathy.
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How Citizen Surveillance Ate San Francisco
When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and another—and the story turned inside out.
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The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
For 13 years, police failed to scrutinize the man now accused of the infamous murders. Why did it take so long?
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Days of the Jackal
How Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business.
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Shams Charania’s Scoop Dreams
“Shams Charania tweeted his way to the top of the NBA reporting world. He might be the future of sports journalism.”
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True Crime, Jersey Shore Style
How I (possibly) solved a cold case on my summer vacation.
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Frank Smith Was Locked Up for Eight Decades. At 98, What Would It Mean to Be Free?
“Likely the longest-serving prisoner in America, he’s been paroled into a Connecticut nursing home. But he’s still not out.”
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Slavery Reparations Are Coming
“A historic global movement gains power in Barbados.”
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He’s The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It’s His Turn To Speak.
“Renton Sinclair’s mother is a former Miss Illinois who wants to force trans people out of public life. That’s exactly what makes her a rising star in MAGA World.”
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Taken and Told
A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father went missing overseas.