I hear that there are people in the world who prefer lighthearted stories. Lovely meet-cutes where no one gets hurt and people even fall in love, where there is serendipity like there used to be before the internet, where good things happen to good people. Cozy mysteries that involve a cat—or possibly, as in one […]
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‘You Killed the Car’
“A Ferrari and a distinctive Highland Park home combined for an iconic scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
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Asian Mothers, Bad Feelings: Notes on An All-conquering Stereotype
“A certain image of the tiger mom— strict, cold and demanding—is ubiquitous in popular culture. Why?”
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The Absolute Hell of Watching a Movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in 2026
“Once America’s most promising movie theater chain has become a QR-coded symbol of corporate enshittification.”
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The Strange Saga of Faces of Death
“It scarred countless children—and allegedly left one dead. Many still believe it was all real. Some of it was.”
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A Complimentary Profile Of Jason Lee That Was Surprisingly Difficult To Publish
“The paradox of Jason Lee . . . is that he is a celebrity who openly invites fans to come hang out with him on a regular basis, but who also has historically remained a notably private person.”
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The Unexpected Epiphanies of Watching 57 Movies With my Sleeping Newborn
“Between the opening credits and the 3 a.m. feedings, as I watched films in 20-minute increments, something profound happened.”
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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
“How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.”
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What I Saw at the Movies
“I wasn’t a film critic or festival programmer or even an aspiring director. I was just an adolescent schoolboy and, in my parents’ probably loving description, a ‘weirdo.’”