The 40th anniversary re-release of the coming-of-age drama about four boys on a quest to see a dead body is a masterclass in directing, storytelling and acting
Rob Reiner’s film, adapted by screenwri…
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AI lectures, Old West folk heroes and Mark Twain: what is Bob Dylan up to joining Patreon? ⊕⊕
By far the biggest musician to have joined the membership-based platform, Dylan’s posts have so far been puzzling – and therefore entirely in character
A couple of years back, the august music writer …
10 months ago
Stick review – Owen Wilson is utterly charming in the Ted Lasso of golf ○
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This solid comedy-drama features the ever-watchable Hollywood star as a washed-up pro given a shot at redemption when he mentors a teen prodigy. It’s pleasant, feelgood TV
I’ve never met a golfer in r…
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints ○
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Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenient
Summarizing his befuddlement with numbers, Mark Twain observed that there were “lies, …
11 months ago
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow review – the story of America’s first literary celebrity, from the author of Hamilton ○
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A definitive new biography takes in adventures on the Mississippi, racist stereotypes and get-rich-quick schemes
In his lifetime, Mark Twain was the greatest literary celebrity the world had ever know…
Enough Is Enuf by Gabe Henry review – the battle to reform English spelling ○
Philadelphia’s Speling Reform Asoshiashun wasn’t the only group to demand a simpler way of putting things in print
You may be familiar with the ghoti, the shiny animal with fins that lives in the wate…
13 months ago
Flattery will get you nowhere, as one in five believe compliments from their partners are suspicious ○
The great American writer Mark Twain once said 'I can live for two months on a good compliment' - but many of us view expressions of praise as insincere, a poll has found.
James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn ○
Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved Jim
This satirical, Booker-shortlisted tale flips the script…
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