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The “action poetry” of Rachel Kushner’s <em>The Hard Crowd</em>

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The “action poetry” of Rachel Kushner’s The Hard Crowd

There’s a minor character that appears in Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowers, one of many artists the novel depicts.…

Laura Adamczyk

4/15/21 10:00AM

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Explore what inspires Studio Mucci, the internet’s most colorful creator

Radiant bursts of bright, luminous color are always a treat. But in a month dominated by grey skies and chilly…

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7 coffee table books you’ll actually want to read

“Coffee table book” is one of those vague terms that nonetheless conveys a very clear concept. It’s a book made for…

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Seis Manos delivers a high-flying lesson in Mexican feminist history

Seis Manos is a Kung Fu anime mixed with a bit of horror, a healthy dash of Mexican history, and a whole lot of…

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A deck of Jokers: Going deeper with The Clown Prince Of Crime

In addition to all of the things the Joker publicity cycle has assured us Todd Phillips’ Batman-adjacent Scorsese…

Erik Adams,

Sam Barsanti,

William Hughes,

Gwen Ihnat,

and Baraka Kaseko

10/01/19 6:00AM

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Why a NY Times recipe for chickpea stew went viral, and how we’d change it

Dishes that make the leap from being cooked in people’s kitchens to being photographed and posted and shared online…

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Mulan’s gender politics haven’t aged so gracefully

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Celebrating Pride, Blade, blaxploitation, and Ocean's 8: The A.V. Club's best stories of the week

Here’s a compilation of our favorite features we published this week.

ByThe A.V. Club

6/16/18 6:00AM

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Self-realization before sunrise, Breakfast At Tiffany’s, and more: The A.V. Club's best stories of the week

Here’s a compilation of our favorite features we published this week.

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6/09/18 6:00AM

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What are you watching at the gym?

I have a “lunchtime membership” at a gym around the corner from the A.V. Club offices, which is a dressed-up way of…

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Is it better late than never to find The Passion Of The Christ?

In Better Late Than Never, A.V. Club writers attempt to fill the gaps in their overall pop culture knowledge and…

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What are you listening to this week?

Listen to these songs and more on The A.V. Club’s Spotify playlist, updated weekly with what we’re listening to.

A.V. Club Staff

3/22/18 3:00PM

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Basil Rathbone’s Hound Of The Baskervilles is the definitive Holmes adventure

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Sherlock gets a high-camp makeover in a forgotten classic of queer Japanese cinema

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Superstore is giving workplace comedy a must-see renovation

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The director of Ghost In The Shell sent gaming to a live-action hell

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What are you listening to this week?

Listen to these songs and more on The A.V. Club’s Spotify playlist, updated weekly with what we’re listening to.

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3/15/18 7:00AM

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In 1993, Arcade turned virtual reality into virtually watchable horror

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The awesomely idiotic Hardcore Henry is the closest a movie has ever played to a video game

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Why is totalitarianism funny?

What Are You Watching? is a weekly space for The A.V Club’s staff and readers to share their thoughts, observations,…

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

3/10/18 10:00AM

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