MOVIE STARS
Why I Can’t Care If Superman Is Being Paid More than Wonder Woman
The non-controversy over the disparity between the salaries of the titular stars totally misses the point.
'Meta,' a Short Story by Charles Bock
A woman whose wife is dying in the hospital meditates on the meaning of life.
The Hawk Trainer Assigned to Protect Movie Stars from Seagulls at Cannes
Christopher Puzin has five hawks patrolling the town's waterfront hotels, making sure pigeons and seagulls keep the fuck away.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame Is America's Most Surreal Tourist Trap
A close look at the kitschy tourist attraction that reflects what LA is, and what it wishes it could be.
The Real 'Wolf of Wall Street'?
In the mid 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio was the king of the world. He was also friends with Dana Giacchetto, a former investment banker who went to jail for misappropriating $9 million.
The Cannes Film Festival Can Be a Pretty Miserable Place
Cannes is essentially just self-congratulation wrapped in lies and other people’s misery. While the festival supposedly exists to celebrate cinema as the most palatable form of high art, it’s really just a chance for the powerful to plod around...