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There are few people who deserve the term “badass” as much as Tig …
Miscellany
Comments of the Week: Sept. 29–Oct. 5
We’ve all had just about enough of debates this week, and there’s more to come. So instead let’s turn to our commenters for some cold, hard truths. Or—at the very least—cold, hard …
Joel McHale on Reality Shows, Community, and Telling Costar Chevy Chase to “Soak Your Dentures”
“We get along really well. I mean, other than when Chevy’s raving about how he just wants the money.”
After 6-Month ‘Nosedive,’ Comedian Tig Notaro Announces She’s Cancer-Free
Tig Notaro has called the past six months of her life a “nosedive.” She suffered the loss of her mother, a breakup, a life-threatening bacterial infection and a breast-cancer diagnosis, all in the span of six months. But through …
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Former New York Times Publisher, Dies at Age 86
It’s only fitting that I got news of Arthur Ochs Sulzberger‘s death through a news alert from the New York Times on my iPhone, just as I had brought the Saturday half of the Times’ Sunday edition in from my stoop. (Long-serving …
Comments of the Week: September 22–28
Valuable life lessons can be learned by thinking things out from another perspective, walking a mile in another’s shoes, going all Freaky Friday on somebody—or by reading the comments section of TIME Entertainment. This week, …
Psy Talks ‘Gangnam Style’ and Newfound Fame
“I’m still a nobody here. I’m just enjoying the situation.”
Director Rian Johnson on Looper’s True Meaning
“You have to have something bigger than time travel that’s worth asking an audience to sit in the dark for two hours.”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Becoming Bruce Willis and Time-Traveling to Meet His Future Self
“We spent most of our time discussing how we were going to convince the audience that Bruce and I were playing the same guy 30 years apart.”
Comments of the Week: September 15–21
Sometimes you just need to mix it up, go a little wild, do something crazy, et cetera. And this week, that’s what we’re doing with the comments of the week. No theme! That’s nuts, right? We know. It’s nuts. But we hope in a good …
End of Watch Director David Ayer on Reinventing the Cop Genre
“When Jake and Mike were given these cameras, they’re not only my actors, they’re my visual collaborators. Now they’re freakin’ shooting it.”
Lee Child on His New Thriller, Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher and Wandering Heroes
“They’re all page-turners, but this one really goes hell to leather.”
Comments of the Week: September 8 – 14
This week, it became clear that our commenters know the difference between good and bad.
Jason Robbins’ knows what’s good, in reference to Richard Corliss’s review of The Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas:
“This is no speed racer.”
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