As the final season of The Boys approaches, creator Eric Kripke reflects on how his satirical superhero nightmare became a mirror for modern American politics.
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Vladimir Rodionov and Avril Tembouret explore the thin line between memory and myth in their search for the lost films of Alexandre Trannoy.
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A new push in the French National Assembly seeks formal state recognition for the systemic persecution of Roma and Sinti groups during WWII.
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How the chronicler of New York's grit found her most profound subject by deconstructing her own history at seventy.
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As the Cinémathèque française launches its latest retrospective, we examine the shift from Monroe as a cinematic force to Monroe as a perpetual victim of the system.
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A look at the auction of René Chateau’s vast collection and how one man’s obsession with physical media defined French film culture.
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While the literary world swoons over Ocean Vuong’s poetry, a two-decade-long photographic archive is coming to light. Is this a new artistic frontier or a brand expansion?
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If you are seeing an explosion of long dashes in your inbox, you aren't witnessing a literary revival. You are seeing the stylistic signature of the LLM.
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Florent Montaclair didn't just win a fake award; he built an entire international institution to honor himself. It is a masterclass in institutional gullibility.
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The new IOC President is reintroducing biological sex verification for female athletes. Here is what builders and leaders need to know about the policy shift.
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In the industrial heart of Hungary, the promise of Chinese-funded progress is turning into a liability for the long-standing Fidesz government.
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A small town in Maine-et-Loire grapples with a political shock as a radical newcomer captures a fifth of the local vote.
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