“Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images

“Civil War” ’s Unsettling Images

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“You Can See Everything” and the Nathan Fielder Effect

Nathan Fielder’s onscreen persona—flat, literal-minded, and seemingly baffled by ordinary social behavior—has made him one of our most distinctive cultural figures. On his Comedy Central series “Nathan for You,” his approach collided with the eagerness of ordinary people to be ag ...  Show more

“The Social Reckoning” Shows How It All Went Wrong

In 2010, Time magazine’s Person of the Year was not a world leader or entertainment icon but Mark Zuckerberg, the twenty-six-year-old creator of Facebook. That same year, Zuckerberg got the Hollywood treatment in the bio-pic “The Social Network,” directed by David Fincher and wri ...  Show more

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