Posts by Sophie Clearwater
In Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland,’ Thomas Mann’s Divided Germany Is a Study of Artistic Compromise and Family Rupture
Set in 1949 and starring Sandra Hüller as Thomas Mann’s daughter, the Best Director winner at Cannes reckons with the cost of holding onto one’s convictions in a world choosing sides. © Agata Grzybowska Part period piece, part political premonition, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland rounds out the Polish director’s loose trilogy set in the detritus of…
Read More‘Human Vapor’ Reboots a Classic Japanese Movie With an Anti-Authority Edge
The Human Vapor belongs to a niche category under the tokusatsu umbrella—Toho’s “Transforming Human Series”, three films where scientifically altered humans, made amoral or downright villainous through their transformation, use their new supernatural powers to steal and kill, forging a new ethical code and escaping the authorities. In The Human Vapor, Mizuno (Yoshio Tsuchiya) is…
Read MoreWe Found the Internet-Famous Baggu Nylon Shoulder Bag on Sale
The beloved Baggu Nylon Shoulder Bag is the ultimate carryall for whatever event or activity you have planned. And we found the internet-famous style on sale at Nordstrom Rack during the… Source link
Read MoreThe United States at 250: Renewal Is the Real American Tradition
At a moment of division and declining trust, the country’s founding promise remains both unfinished and worth defending. Unsplash+ My father spent his early years working multiple jobs at once. He stacked fruit in the grocery store, delivered newspapers, worked on a General Motors assembly line and preached on Sunday mornings. Over time, he slowed…
Read MorePrince William Makes Surprise Appearance on Travis Kelce’s Podcast Ahead of Taylor Swift Wedding
Will Prince William Be Attending Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce’s Wedding? He Says… It seems both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love a London boy. Ahead of Travis and Taylor’s apparent wedding at Madison Square Garden July 3, Prince William is officially set to appear on the Kansas City Chiefs player and his brother Jason Kelce’s…
Read MoreA rare look inside America’s archives: LBJ Library displays 250th anniversary exhibit
To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, you have a rare chance to see American history told through the papers that built it at Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. Source link
Read More6 Living Philanthropists Who Help Preserve America’s National Parks
As America nears its 250th birthday, billionaire philanthropy is reshaping how the country preserves its landscapes and monuments. Scott Olson/Getty Images America’s national parks belong to the public, but their creation and maintenance have often required private money. For more than a century, philanthropists with large fortunes have bought land, restored monuments and funded programs…
Read MoreWith the Taipei Biennial Ahead, Cecilia Alemani Reflects On What Makes an Exhibition Feel Alive
Cecilia Alemani will curate the 2027 Taipei Biennial. ourtesy of The High Line and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, photo: Liz Ligon A few weeks ago, we learned that Cecilia Alemani will serve as the next curator of the Taipei Biennial, one of Asia’s longest-running and most closely watched recurring shows. Alemani, the Italian-born, New York-based…
Read MoreEvery Movie Reference in ‘Minions & Monsters’
Here, we break down every movie reference in Minions & Monsters. Starting with the silent film era From the jump, Minions & Monsters shows it is firmly rooted in film history, as the opening titles are a montage of minions interacting with classic early silent films, including the work of Eadweard Muybridge, George Méliès and…
Read MoreWe recorded the temps of NYC subway stations during 100-degree heatwave — the results blew our minds: ‘Dante’s Inferno’
It’s station hot 101.5. The Big Apple is burning with the mercury climbing to nearly triple figures on Wednesday and Thursday beneath the “heat dome” scorching the Northeast. That day, Central Park reached a blistering 100-degrees for the first time in nearly 15 years. To add insult to heat stroke, real-feel temps reached a face-melting…
Read MoreOpenAI Woos Trump Administration as Investor
The second Trump Administration has previously taken stakes in private companies. In August last year, the government obtained a 10% stake in Intel Corp. after investing $8.9 billion in the American chipmaker’s stock. It also took an equity stake in IBM and other quantum-computing companies. How such a stake could benefit the public The White…
Read MoreHealing America Means Rethinking Patriotism
Reformers of the Progressive era shared many of these anxieties, yet their instinct was to revise rather than reject the patriotic impulse. Jane Addams felt that Americans could take pride in the antimilitarism of the founders and their vision of America as an alternative to the highly militarized, garrison states of Europe. More importantly, she…
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