The Rediscovery of a Depression-Era Masterpiece

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For decades, I’ve cherished the 1933 comedy-drama “Man’s Castle” as a gem of classic Hollywood, and one that succeeds in uniting rare romantic refinement and harsh, Depression-scarred candor. It’s set mainly…

The Internet’s New Favorite Philosopher

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “The power to change one’s life comes from a paragraph, a lone remark,” James Salter wrote in his 1975 novel, “Light Years.” An encounter with a single “slender” line of writing,…

An Iranian Woman Finds Her Might, in “The Smallest Power”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch Andy Sarjahani’s film “The Smallest Power.” In “The Smallest Power,” the filmmaker Andy Sarjahani captures the power of an individual act of resistance amid the chaos of nationwide disorder. The…