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Mar
30
Episodes: What am I looking at? How does it make me feel?

Episodes: What am I looking at? How does it make me feel?

Earlier this week, I received a lengthy question from a reader for the mailbag, which, in essence, boiled down to
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Mar
28
Episodes: Southland Tales and America 2017

Episodes: Southland Tales and America 2017

When I saw Southland Tales, director Richard Kelly's second feature and follow-up to Donnie Darko, which is considered
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Mar
25
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 24)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 24)

I have been sick, sick, sick this week, so writing newsletters has escaped my grasp. But here I am, with
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Mar
22
Episodes: How to interview

Episodes: How to interview

When I was first starting out in my journalism career -- and even in my criticism career -- having to
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Mar
18
Friday mailbag (March 17)

Friday mailbag (March 17)

Welcome to the latest Friday mailbag! I write this installment as my wife browses Redfin and mumbles about the truly
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Mar
14
Episodes: Chevy Chase, feminism, and you

Episodes: Chevy Chase, feminism, and you

Chevy Chase changed my life. I know, I know. He's changed all of our lives. But what I
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Mar
11
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 10)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 10)

Time for another mailbag! You folks need to send me some more questions. I almost had to beg my wife
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Mar
10
Episodes: What gets you to season two

Episodes: What gets you to season two

A couple of weeks ago, I was having dinner with a TV writer friend, and we were talking about the
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Mar
07
Episodes: 1,200 words

Episodes: 1,200 words

One of the most fateful things to happen to me in my career happened because I misheard someone. When The
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Mar
04
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 3)

Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 3)

Let's make it snappy this week, because I'm on the road, and all I want to
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