Composer Alexandre Desplat on ‘Frankenstein,’ collaborating with Guillermo del Toro
Plus, a federal judge tosses cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, autism experts say the CDC is now peddling misinformation by linking vaccines and autism, and how USAID cuts are affecting children in Africa.
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R.I.Penny. Is the nickel next?
Plus, Hollywood’s worst summer in decades, our weekly film reviews, and Evan Kleiman on where to get the best walnuts, and what to make with them.
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‘Rental Family’ and the morality, ethics of stand-in roles in peoples’ lives
Plus, a court throws out the redrawn Congressional map in Texas and Democrats are taking a victory lap, and cartoonist R. Crumb delves deep into conspiracy theories in his first comic book in decades.
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Susan Orlean’s new memoir ‘Joyride’ and ‘the essence of feeling alive’
Plus, the prospects for peace in Gaza after the UN Security Council approves the American peace plan, and the Netflix series Boots follows a gay teenager who wants to become a Marine.
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How the Sierra Club ‘imploded’ over DEI
Plus, Mr. bin Salman goes to Washington, a federal judge says a prosecutor may have botched the indictment of former FBI director James Comey, and how to find new music in your fifties.