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Q&A: Screenwriter Dan Sterling Might Be Losing His Edge
The 'Animal Control' co-creator and showrunner discusses the state of comedy, the challenge of pushing boundaries in such a culturally divisive era, and…
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Songs to Live By: 'Do You Realize??' by The Flaming Lips
Every month, 5AM StoryTalk explores a different song about our struggle to lead good and meaningful lives in a confusing, increasingly grim modern…
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The Last Time I Publicly Criticized Someone Else's Art
There's a lot to learn - both as a storyteller and human being - from my poor decision to go off on 'The Man of Steel' back in 2016
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Q&A: Filmmaker Amy Seimetz Is an Enigma in an Enigmatic World
In a far-reaching conversation about...like...everything, the screenwriter, director, and actress helps me try to work out who she is an artist
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On the Sanctity of Touch
We take human contact for granted…until it’s gone
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Songs to Live By: 'Don't Dream It's Over' by Crowded House
Every month, 5AM StoryTalk explores a different song about our struggle to lead good and meaningful lives in a confusing, increasingly grim modern…
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Los Angeles Is the American Dream Made Manifest
As the city that made all my dreams come true continues to burn, a few thoughts on what has always made it so great (and the ghouls with pig shit in…
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Where The Love Light Gleams (Or: Christmas as Ritualized Trauma)
'I'll Be Home for Christmas' and similar ballads share a common origin that explains why they're so good at helping us exorcise personal and cultural…
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We're All Trying to Escape a Dystopian Thriller Now
Luigi Mangione, the time I pitched 'Squid Game', and why Hollywood and the media will do anything to protect the super-rich
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Q&A: The Black List Founder Franklin Leonard on the Future of Hollywood
An epic, nothing-off-limits conversation about everything that's wrong with the film/TV industry - including the current backlash against diversity…
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What This Statue Teaches Us About Art, Colonialism, and Ourselves
Michael Parekōwhai's 'The English Channel' takes the metaphorical role of the viewer literally - providing a singular master class for all storytellers
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'Wicked' Is the Film We All Need Right Now
Let’s talk about how the big screen improves the musical’s political messaging (and why it's the perfect film to go see after the U.S. election)
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