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Tag: Happiness
Posted inFilm
Are you happy? Inquiring nuns want to know
A 1968 documentary from Kartemquin Films explores the nature of fulfillment.
Posted inArts & Culture
Making art out of the data of everyday life
For followers of a growing self-discovery movement, the quantities in our lives can say a lot about its quality—and be transformed into art.
Posted inBlogs
The Swimmer and other movies that ask “who is that?”
Noting a few ways that filmmakers can defamiliarize the presence of actors
Posted inFood & Drink
Who does Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Who does chef-memoirist-addict Brandon Baltzley think he is?
Posted inBlogs
Sunday in the Park With George and midnight with zombies: new performing arts reviews
Fresh reviews from Reader critics
Posted inBlogs
On pleasure, happiness, and that thing called “better off”
Is happiness riding on the November elections?
Posted inFilm
Artist on Artist: Posdnuos of De La Soul talks to Rhymefest
Posdnuos of De La Soul talks to Chicago MC and activist Rhymefest
Posted inFilm
Six Characters in Search of an Actor
In wresting his returning characters out of the clutches of the talent, Todd Solondz robs them of depth.