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Peter Matthiessen Travelled the World, Trying to Escape Himself
[ad_1] But it wasn’t until he arrived in Paris, during his junior year abroad, that he could truly nurture his bohemian streak. The city was still reeling from the Second...
V. R. Lang, a Forgotten Queen Bee of Modern Poetry
[ad_1] Candidly. The past, the sensations of the past. Now!in cuneiform, of umbrella satrap square-carts with hotdogsand onions of red syrup blended, of sand bejewelling the prepucein tank suits, of...
Tim Curry Does the Time Warp
[ad_1] It does feel kind of like a play. Even people who haven’t seen it know Madeline Kahn’s “flames on the side of my face” speech. What was your experience...
How French Should a Restaurant Be?
[ad_1] The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup...
The Making of “Adaptation”
[ad_1] I didn’t keep close track of what was going on with “Adaptation,” because I was busy with my own work and, frankly, I didn’t expect much to come of...
John Carpenter’s Three Favorite Film Scores
[ad_1] Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox.The filmmaker...
Rose Byrne Hits the Motherlode
[ad_1] Her comedic pivot would have to wait, though. After a stint living in London, she moved to New York to co-star with Glenn Close in “Damages,” the FX legal...
László Krasznahorkai and Contemporary Europe’s Perilous Reality
[ad_1] In 2011, I wrote that reading László Krasznahorkai “is a little like seeing a group of people standing in a circle in a town square, apparently warming their hands...
The Safe Space of “Good Hang with Amy Poehler”
[ad_1] Amy Poehler may be the most-liked woman in Hollywood. Her latest project, the mega-popular podcast “Good Hang with Amy Poehler,” certainly encourages that impression. It’s perhaps her biggest platform...
Who is the CEO of Verizon?
[ad_1] Do you have Verizon? If you never heard of it or live under a rock, Verizon is a well-known brand of telecommunications that is used all over the world...