The Atlantic
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Krishnadev Calamur
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FROM Krishnadev Calamur
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What we know about the GOP baseball shooting Wednesday morning’s shooting at a baseball practice for Republican Congress members left House Whip Steve Scalise and four others wounded. The shooter, 66-year-old James Hodgkinson, was killed by police. Hodgkinson was from Belleville, Illinois. He volunteered for Bernie Sanders and was outspoken on social media and in letters to his local paper. He also had run-ins with the law, domestic violence, guns.
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Jamie Lee Curtis on the #MeToo message in ‘Halloween’ It’s been 40 years since the release of the classic horror film “Halloween,” where Michael Myers attacks Laurie Strode. He’s been locked away in a psychiatric hospital ever since. Now Myers escapes to hunt down Laurie again. We talk with Jamie Lee Curtis about returning to the franchise.
Art Talk
Victor Hugo Drawings at the Hammer Hunter Drohojowska-Philp discusses the 19th-century author’s visual talents.
Art Talk
Artists as Cultural and Political Provocateurs Edward Goldman talks about the shredded “masterpiece” by Banksy – is it a scandal or smart performance?
The Business
George Tillman Jr. on his career evolution and ‘The Hate U Give’ Director George Tillman Jr. felt called to make ‘The Hate U Give’--about a black teen who divides her time between her mostly white high school and her mostly black neighborhood. He wasn’t daunted by the fact that the film was based on a novel for young adults. He tells us how made sure his movie avoided YA cliches and reflects on his career--from directing 'Soul Food' to producing the 'Barbershop' movies.