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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Friend Says Actor Was Blackmailed
NOT COOLShalom Auslander says the site was threatening to publish details about Hoffman's drug addition.
TikTokers Are Accusing ‘Licorice Pizza’ of Pedophilia. Huh?
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWNA number of viral TikTok posts have accused the acclaimed Paul Thomas Anderson film of “pedophilia” over its central relationship. It’s ludicrous.
‘Licorice Pizza’: Young Love Has Never Felt So Sweet
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ENCINOPaul Thomas Anderson’s latest is a ’70s-set coming-of-age drama about the bond between a 15-year-old child actor and a 25-year-old woman—and it’s his sweetest film yet.
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Why ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ Still Sizzles 20 Years Later
FLASHBACKWith its striking Italian vistas and stunning cast—including a never-better Damon, Law, Paltrow, Hoffman, and Blanchett—the crime thriller has aged like a fine wine.
Exposing Hollywood’s Not-So-Secret Opioid Epidemic
BEHIND THE CURTAINA new documentary special explores how opioids have plagued Hollywood, from the early days of Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe to the present.
The Art of Writing About Death
‘WHO’S DEAD?’A fascinating new documentary shines a light on the New York Times obituary desk, and how its work reveals crucial truths about our society and culture.
Why We’ll Never Be Happy
PURSUIT OF HAPPYISH<p>Sunday’s season finale of the Showtime comedy <em>HAPPYish</em> was bleak—but also enlightening. We talk with creator Shalom Auslander about why we need to stop pursuing happiness.</p>
Steve Coogan’s Pursuit of Happyish
‘F-U THOMAS JEFFERSON’<p>The always-candid British thesp discusses Showtime’s new series <em>HAPPYish</em>, the value of being polarizing, and why he hasn’t hit his joy ceiling just yet.<br> </p>
The Week’s Best Longreads
LongreadsA hard look at campus rape statistics, the collapse of The New Republic and the day John Lennon died. The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.
