Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life
The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
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If I liked Digger, am I even myself anymore?
Plus: Silksong revisited, the 2024 Salem's Lot movie, and New York's abandoned honeymoon hotel.
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On Exit Party and being a time traveler
Emily St. John Mandel's new novel asks us how we can hold onto our pasts without falling into poisonous nostalgia.
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week 10
We come to the end and grapple with Infinite Jest as a whole and what to make of the book's legacy