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Leo Reich Likes Nothing Better Than a Movie Where Nothing Happens
“Any movie by Alexander Payne, Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig, anything European,” said the comedian, who has a special on Max. “Anything where a woman with ennui wanders around a medieval town.”
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Amy Schwartz, Who Captured Life as Viewed by a Child, Dies at 68
The dozens of books for young readers that she wrote and illustrated had a knack for finding “the wondrous in the mundane.”
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The Thrill of Plot or the Richness of Detail? Try Both.
Laurent Mauvignier’s “The Birthday Party” is a thriller with an intense focus on its characters’ interior worlds.
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Clutter Is Good for You
Several years before she died, my mother began sending me things — ostensibly significant objects. These included expected items like jewelry and photographs, but also puzzling ones. For example, one afternoon I opened a package containing a ...