Seth Rogen Grows Up & Critics with Attitude
Kurt Andersen talks with Seth Rogen, whose amiably foul-mouthed man-boy characters have transformed American comedy, about finally writing a decent role for a woman. (Hint: It helps to be married.) And a new study ranks movie critics from harsh to gushy; Kurt asks one of the hatingest critics why so many movies are overrated. Plus, Lydia Davis, whose short stories are so short they’re sometimes one-liners.
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