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Paul Blumenthal
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FROM Paul Blumenthal
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How an obscure French novel influences Steve Bannon “The Camp of the Saints” was first published in 1973, and it predicts the end of Western civilization when hordes of Indians and other dark-skinned people invade. Breitbart and President Trump’s advisor Steve Bannon cite it.
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Martini Shot
Child’s Pose This is Rob Long and on today’s Martini Shot I struggle to wedge myself into child’s pose during yoga, while the woman next to me ignores the teacher entirely and just stretches out. It’s a lightbulb moment for me.
Art Talk
Artists as Cultural and Political Provocateurs Edward Goldman talks about the shredded “masterpiece” by Banksy – is it a scandal or smart performance?
Film Reviews
Wildlife “Wildlife” is just plain wonderful, and I’ll explain the plain part in a minute. This coming-of-age drama is the directorial debut of the actor Paul Dano; he and Zoe Kazan adapted the screenplay from the novel by Richard Ford. The time is 1960, the place is Montana and the hero, a lonely 14-year-old named Joe Brinson, is trying to understand the ways of the world through his suddenly fractured family.