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Alissa Wilkinson

Alissa Wilkinson

Former Senior Correspondent + Critic

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    It’s all about the golden age.

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    Culture
    Netflix’s The Great Hack explores how Cambridge Analytica sold your data during the 2016 electionNetflix’s The Great Hack explores how Cambridge Analytica sold your data during the 2016 election
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    You’ll want to delete your Facebook account.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Three Women makes true stories of women, sex, and desire read like a novelThree Women makes true stories of women, sex, and desire read like a novel
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    It took author Lisa Taddeo a decade to write it.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi made an “anti-hate” satire about Hitler. Here’s the trailer.Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi made an “anti-hate” satire about Hitler. Here’s the trailer.
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    Ai Weiwei on the global refugee crisis, the Chinese movie industry, and his new filmAi Weiwei on the global refugee crisis, the Chinese movie industry, and his new film
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    Why China’s best-known artist — and director of the acclaimed 2017 film Human Flow — returned to the subject of migration for The Rest.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    Watch Tom Hanks become Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s first trailerWatch Tom Hanks become Mister Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s first trailer
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    The movie hits theaters in November. Bring tissues.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    “I needed to do this movie”: Awkwafina on her star-making role in The Farewell“I needed to do this movie”: Awkwafina on her star-making role in The Farewell
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    The actress talks about death, humor, and learning Chinese for her new movie.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
    Culture
    “Everybody can be a sucker”: Marc Maron and Lynn Shelton on how conspiracy theories flourish“Everybody can be a sucker”: Marc Maron and Lynn Shelton on how conspiracy theories flourish
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    The comedian and director talk about tackling the dark corners of the Internet in their new movie Sword of Trust.

    By Alissa Wilkinson
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    50 years after Apollo 11, these comedies, dramas, and documentaries explain one of mankind’s greatest feats.

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