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Friday, November 14

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Set this view as default? Yes No

Can You Win Best Picture If You Flop?

‘One Battle After Another’ won’t turn a profit. ‘Sinners’ was a bona fide smash. Does any of it matter come Statue Season?

That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.

Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.

Podcast: Will the Right Sideline Nick Fuentes? by Wisdom of Crowds
Available this week: "Writer's Diary" by Matthew Gasda
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Essential Reading

America is in the throes of an epidemic of civic illiteracy that can be traced to a half-century of not teaching the principles, history, and documents of her founding.
How one reporter found her start in the Great Books.

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David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation

At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.

Billy Bob Thornton Is at Peace

Across his seven decades, the actor has lived a series of lives—all wildly different. Ahead of Landman season 2, he reckons with what it all means.

Can You Win Best Picture If You Flop?

‘One Battle After Another’ won’t turn a profit. ‘Sinners’ was a bona fide smash. Does any of it matter come Statue Season?

That New Hit Song on Spotify? It Was Made by A.I.

Aspiring musicians are churning out tracks using generative artificial intelligence. Some are topping the charts.

Essential Reading

America is in the throes of an epidemic of civic illiteracy that can be traced to a half-century of not teaching the principles, history, and documents of her founding.
How one reporter found her start in the Great Books.

More From Real Clear

RealClearBooks Thursday

David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation

At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.

Billy Bob Thornton Is at Peace

Across his seven decades, the actor has lived a series of lives—all wildly different. Ahead of Landman season 2, he reckons with what it all means.

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