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‘Dark Tourist’ fails to shed light on extreme travel’s shortcomings
Culture
David Farrier becomes the darkest ghoul on the bus in this Netflix travel series
‘Slow Burn’: Trump, Nixon and the art of the podcast
Society
Slate Plus’s podcast on Watergate urges patience on its audience
‘The Americans’, the Russians and the perils of parallels
Culture
Why sometimes it’s better to approach art on its own terms
Anthony Bourdain, the anti-foodie foodie
Culture
The so-called bad-boy celebrity chef has always offered a smarter take – and now we’re beginning to notice
Seeing both sides in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s ‘The Vietnam War’
Culture
In a new series, prolific documentarian Ken Burns finally acknowledges that American stories have an impact on the stories of others
Understanding Vivian Maier
Culture
In a world obsessed with sharing images, what should we make of a street photographer who hoarded them?
A novel idea
Culture
Álvaro Enrigue’s ‘Sudden Death’ and the nonfiction future of fiction
An Aussie bullfighter in Spain
Travel
In the 1960s, Sydneysider Chris Meagher was a torero known as “El Australiano”
