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How Sylvester Stallone Rescued the First Rambo Film With a Radical Recut, Cutting It From 3½ Hours to 93 Minutes
about 8 hours ago
About a year ago, a certain kind of cinephile took note of...
Why Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel Made the Still-Shocking Un Chien Andalou (1929)
1 day ago
Under most circumstances, there’s nothing particularly shocking about cutting into an eye...
The Simpsons Present Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” and Teachers Now Use It to Teach Kids the Joys of Literature
1 day ago
The Simpsons has mocked or referenced literature over its many seasons, usually...
The Productive Writing Routines of Haruki Murakami, Stephen King, and Virginia Woolf, Explained
2 days ago
Just days ago, Haruki Murakami’s Japanese publisher announced that his sixteenth novel...
The Psychology Behind Why Some Homes Feel Good But Most Don’t: Interior Design Principles Explained
2 days ago
Though it may have enjoyed occasional waves of pop-cultural prestige over the...
Explosive Cats Imagined in a Strange, 16th Century Military Manual
3 days ago
Paw prints and feline urine stains on a medieval scribe’s manuscript, perhaps...
Harvard Professor Answers Burning Questions About Iranian History
3 days ago
In a brisk WIRED interview, Professor Tarek Masoud answers frequently asked questions...
Discover the Copiale Cipher: The Mysterious 18th-Century Book That Took 260 Years to Decode
4 days ago
In the world of cryptography, substitution ciphers are child’s play. Indeed, we...
When Brazil Built Its Capital on Modernist Principles: The Controversial Design of Brasília
4 days ago
When we think of modern architecture, we often think first of what’s...
An Ancient Philosophical Song Reconstructed and Played for the First Time in 1,000 Years
7 days ago
Above and below, you can watch musicians perform “Songs of Consolation,” a...
What Happens When a Globalized World Collapses: Archaeologist Eric Cline Explains How Bronze Age Civilizations Adapted, Survived or Vanished
8 days ago
We live, as we’re often told, in the era of globalization. In...
What Happens When a Globalized World Collapses: Archaeologist Eric Cline Explains How Bronze Age Civilizations Adapted, Survived or Vanished
8 days ago
We live, as we’re often told, in the era of globalization. In...