Month: February 2017
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World News
The Oscars and Frank Ocean: The Atlantic’s Week in Culture
Don’t Miss The Case for Shyness—Megan Garber traces the history of timidity via Joe Moran’s fascinating new book Shrinking Violets.…
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A Common Theme for This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Documentaries
The documentary 4.1 miles Open a bright and sunny day on the Aegean Sea. It is October 28, 2015, and…
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Why Do We Call Celebrities “Stars”? An Investigation
It makes so much sense to refer to certain kinds of celebrities as “stars.” At their heights, those people inspire…
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Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, and Migos Start the Song of the Summer Race With the Surprising ‘Slide’
Updated on March 1, 2017 “Frank Ocean appears with the kind authorization of Frank Ocean”, reads the notes of the…
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Who Will Win at the 2017 Oscars?
It’s that time of year again, when we can all grouse about the inanity of the Oscars: how the Academy…
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The Atlantic’s Big Question: Reader Poll
We asked readers to answer our question for the December issue: What was the most significant event to happen on…
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Review: Netflix’s ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ Is a Dark, Goofy Neo-Noir
“What do you want?” An exasperated little criminal asks Ruth Kimke (Melanie Lynskey), who is in the middle of the…
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Can Marine Le Pen Win the French Presidency?
Marine Le Pen is hoping the wave of populism sweeping the Western world carries her to the Élysée Palace. “The…
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Denzel Washington’s Enduring Stardom – The Atlantic
The list of actors who won three Oscars is gone. Walter Brennan (Hollywood golden age actor), Jack Nicholson and Daniel…
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Review: ‘Get Out’ Is a Funny, Brilliantly Subversive Horror Film
The opening scene of Get Out is a familiar horror-movie image—a stranger walking an unfamiliar street, in the dead of…
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