Gore, who has the most career yards (14,748) of any active rusher, including 722 this season, is expected to miss the rest of the year with a sprained foot, a person familiar with the situation said Monday. The person confirmed Gore’s status to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t commented […]
Blog: How ‘Green Book’s’ co-screenwriter brought his father’s story of an unusual friendship to the big screen
Currie: I often joke that it took 50 years of friendship to get this movie made. I’ve known Nick for 30 years, Pete for 26 and now Mahershala [Ali, who plays Dr. Shirley] and Viggo [Mortensen, who plays Tony Lip] for two apiece. It’s a movie about friends and family, and I can honestly say […]
Blog: Pursuing the Truth: An Introduction to Józef Czapski’s “Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941–1942”
DECEMBER 18, 2018 LARB PRESENTS Timothy Snyder’s introduction to Józef Czapski’s Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941–1942, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published by NYRB Classics today. ¤ Józef Czapski was a gifted child of a fading European aristocracy, a lifelong admirer of Russian thought, and perhaps the greatest Polish painter […]
Blog: Homeless crisis in L.A. inspires some purposefully small ideas: tiny houses
“You can’t remove politics from design on this level at all,” says Meraz, opening the door to a prototype named Nest that was built for $1,700 and features a single bed, a small desk and chair, a lamp and three shelves. “And we immediately got thrust into the NIMBY idea that people don’t want this.” […]
Blog: Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners is taking a bigger bet on TV
Spielberg’s involvement is a key draw for filmmakers. Joel Fields, executive producer of “The Americans,” recalled sitting in the editing room for a first-season episode of the series, when Frank and Falvey called to deliver Spielberg’s notes on a car chase sequence. The notes, he said, helped make the scene more cinematic and exciting. Source: […]
Blog: Homeless crisis in L.A. inspires some purposefully small ideas: tiny houses
“These all have front doors, and they all have the idea of an address,” Meraz says, showing off the tiny front stoop complete with a motion-activated porch light and keyed door lock of the Pop Hut, which was built for about $2,000. “These are all small emotional things that make you feel like you have […]