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Hayao Miyazaki's gorgeous epic is also his most humanist
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How “Spirited Away” inspired “Avatar: The Last Airbender”
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The coziest TV mysteries have a higher calling
The clergymen detectives of "Grantchester" and "Father Brown" prove some murder cases call for divine interven
The immortal thrill of The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice's seductive antihero made vampires the rock stars of the monsterverse
What Salon’s DJs are spinning this summer
3 playlists to kick off all your parties
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How the Wu-Tang Clan turned their kung fu obsession into an immortal philosophy
“Amadeus” argues that every great artist needs a nemesis
Out of all the legendary musical beefs, the fable rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri is our greatest
The perks of being Jane Austen’s wallflower
"The Other Bennet Sister" proves it’s the quiet ones we need to be watching
Your magical burnout cure is in this Miyazaki film
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