How the Toy Story toys are a little like vampires
Both the venerable Pixar franchise and Interview with the Vampire use immortality to explore personhood.
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Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era (preview)
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Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era
Watching the show's first season in 2026 is an exercise in seeing just how far Hollywood "progressivism" has fallen across a decade.