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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
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The filmmaker is concerned with getting to the truth about people, not about passing judgment. “Everybody is interesting, and everybody is the potential central character in a story, so judging […]
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I am unashamedly in the entertainment business,” says Leigh. “If a film is not entertaining, forget it, it’s a failure.
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The filmmaker was more influenced by the realism of the “Nouvelle Vague” of 1960s France than by the “British New Wave” or the tradition of Dickensian social realism.
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The British master of suspense once said that women who spent all day doing chores wouldn’t want to watch a film about a woman doing chores. Mike Leigh begs to […]
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The very first human records were records of slaves, which suggests that it has existed as a practice long before recorded history and has dogged mankind ever since.
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Conservative estimates say that there are 50,000 slaves in the U.S., and less than half of these are being sexually exploited—the rest could be in your neighbor’s backyard or in […]
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Military juntas like Burma and failed states like the Congo are, unsurprisingly, fertile grounds for slavery. But the practice thrives even in developed countries like Japan and the United States.
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There are some tell-tale signs that someone is being forced to work against his or her will. Would you recognize them?
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Most modern slaves are people who, driven by economic desperation, agree to take jobs far from their homes thinking they will help feed their families. Only when they are severed […]
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Slavery is not just about Africans being forced to work in cotton fields—it’s an insidious practice that has existed throughout history and continues to this day, thanks in large part […]
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A conversation with the anti-slavery advocate.
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Women tend to be systematically better at doing what works in leadership positions. The data indicates that women are better managers and better for the economy.
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Because of a persistently unequal division of work at home, men, on average, put in more hours at the office. As a result, it’s harder for women to reach the […]
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The idea that there is a persistent prejudice against women that keeps them from top roles in society is out of sync with reality.
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Successful female leaders tend to act like role models, inspiring and encouraging others. These qualities are make them better suited as leaders of the organizations we’ve developed in the modern […]
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A conversation with the Northwestern University professor of psychology.
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Before setting off on a new novel, the author must be fully equipped with a sense of his characters, must have a path in mind, and must be able to […]
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The detective tries to be outside the story, hiding in his office with his bottle of whiskey in the desk drawer, yet he always ends up inside it. This alienated […]
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The history of the novel in the 20th century is, among other things, a history of an argument with cinema—a very excited, nervous argument.