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Dan Kois

  1. the take
    Spoilers: In Defense of the American WatercoolerIn the era of DVDs, Netflix, BitTorrent, and iTunes, how soon is too soon — and how late is too late — to discuss the plot of a TV show or a movie?
  2. the take
    Spoilers: In Defense of the American WatercoolerIn the era of DVDs, Netflix, BitTorrent, and iTunes, how soon is too soon — and how late is too late — to discuss the plot of a TV show or a movie?
  3. the take
    Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of LimitationsLet’s hope these will be ratified by the United Nations and adopted by media worldwide.
  4. the take
    Spoilers: The Official Vulture Statutes of LimitationsLet’s hope these will be ratified by the United Nations and adopted by media worldwide.
  5. Best-Director Death MatchEveryone’s favorite art star–auteur–bearded madman Julian Schnabel got his first Schnomination for the Best Director Oscar this week.
  6. Who Cares How Good the Movies Actually Are? Let’s Talk Oscar!A semi-premature and only mildly scientific analysis of the Academy Awards horse race.*
  7. Best Comics of 20071. The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Scholastic) A nameless man leaves his family behind in search of a better life in a new land—a universal saga g […]
  8. Culture Apocalypse 2008If the past year in culture taught us anything, it’s that next year might totally suck. Every writer in Hollywood is on strike; the entertainmen […]
  9. Your Pre-Holiday Guide to Downer FilmsAre you in the mood for a depressing movie?
  10. Sit-Down Comic: Adrian TomineDan Kois talked to comic writer Adrian Tomine about interracial dating, the downside of critical praise, and how surprised he was that not every […]
  11. Expecting CompanyBeing nine months pregnant won’t keep Heather Laws from doing Sondheim.