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Nicholas Konrad’s “Online Profile”

Nicholas Konrad’s “Online Profile” 1

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Early in 1925, Harold Ross set out to revolutionize “the humorous magazines of the country,” which, in his mind, “weren’t very funny, or meritorious in any way.” Ross and his wife,…

Lily Gladstone Is Holding the Door Open

Lily Gladstone Is Holding the Door Open 8

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Life was different for Lily Gladstone in the summer of 2020. She had built up a small but impressive résumé in independent films, including two by Kelly Reichardt, “Certain Women” and…

The Deaf Artist Reinventing Conversation

The Deaf Artist Reinventing Conversation 14

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s around one in the afternoon, and Joseph Grigely is bashing his head against the wall. The wall is a white expanse of Sheetrock in a vast, high-ceilinged room on the…

The Point of “Point Break”

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There are certain images that slither past good taste and politics and sink their teeth straight into the subconscious. For instance: a man dressed in a tuxedo and a Ronald Reagan…