Illustrations by Jamiee Haddad
Yes, I’m talking about the weather again. But the first real rain since summer deserves a mention — at least before it becomes unforgiving next month.The sky’s been pouring gently since Thursday morning, scrubbing the murk off the air and rinsing the city into crisp relief, enough for me to swing the windows open.Think of this edition as the same: a quick rinse after a relentless week of news. Last week's BiB Painted dreamscapes, Lebanese nostalgia-slash-archive and a freed Chouf donkey: Life imitates film UK contemporary cinema meets vintage classics in Beirut What could it possibly mean to stage Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” inside a Grand Theft Auto game? Here’s a rundown on Metropolis’ weeklong “Intersections” program (Nov. 13–19), which answers that question and more through a 12-film primer on British cinema.A still from...
Yes, I’m talking about the weather again. But the first real rain since summer deserves a mention — at least before it becomes unforgiving next month.The sky’s been pouring gently since Thursday morning, scrubbing the murk off the air and rinsing the city into crisp relief, enough for me to swing the windows open.Think of this edition as the same: a quick rinse after a relentless week of news. Last week's BiB Painted dreamscapes, Lebanese nostalgia-slash-archive and a freed Chouf donkey: Life imitates film UK contemporary cinema meets vintage classics in Beirut What could it possibly mean to stage Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” inside a Grand Theft Auto game? Here’s a rundown on Metropolis’ weeklong “Intersections” program (Nov. 13–19), which answers that question and more through a 12-film primer on British cinema.A...
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