Why we dramatize history — and why we should stop
The melding of truth and fiction is both culturally limiting and the kind of dangerous terrain which breeds conspiracy theories and fake news
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Friday
Monday
The decline of Tim Burton
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a dismally confused hotchpotch that aims for a curious mixture of comedy
Wednesday
Is a Kevin Spacey comeback possible?
The actor is not going to disappear into the shadows quietly
Monday
Is Amber Heard staging a subtle comeback?
Exiling yourself to a new country for privacy can be an effective PR strategy
Monday
Can Armie Hammer stage a comeback?
The LA County DA’s office said he will not be charged with any crimes
Friday
Does Johnny Depp have a future in Hollywood?
This most quixotic of performers doesn’t seem at all bothered by his fall from grace
Wednesday
Joaquin Phoenix, the anti-Hollywood star
He is the most eccentric and in-demand leading man of his time
Sunday
Jeff Beck was that good
The brilliant guitarist rejected the mainstream and never kept still musically
Thursday
A staunch defense of ‘nepo babies’
Most of them use their privilege for good!
Friday
Does Rihanna have a method to her madness?
The singer and entrepreneur has risked a lot just to give Johnny Depp the spotlight
Thursday
Patty Murray is no longer endearing
Once the Washington senator had a comic touch but now she’s just embarrassing
Thursday
Judge swats down Amber Heard’s demand for a mistrial
‘There is no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing’
Thursday
A toxic couple on trial
There were no winners in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard verdict
Cheers, tattoos and the end of #MeToo — at the Depp verdict
Amber Heard’s legal team really bleeped the bed
Wednesday
Johnny Depp wins: live from the Fairfax courthouse
Cockburn reports from the trial of the… well, the month, maybe?
Friday
Having fun again on Derby Day
The Kentucky Derby is the perfect fix for our social media gloominess
Tuesday
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: a battle with no winner
The age of Captain Jack Sparrow is over
Thursday
Time to slay J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Let’s hope the latest film in the series is the last
Sunday
Guerra goes to war
After the waiting, the barbarians arrive
Saturday
Christian Dior’s woke advertising woes
For a moment, it seemed fashion was daring to become irreverent, snobbish, charmingly insensitive and full of absurdities again
