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Destroyer's Dan Bejar on the Part of His New Album That Everyone Hates

The sometimes New Pornographer talks to Vulture about his new record, Miles Davis, and the 2010 Olympics.

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Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward on Antiques, the Beatles, and Singing Actresses

The indie-movie ingenue and the indie-rock troubadour on their new album.

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Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham Talk Dance Photography

Baryshnikov talks to Vulture about his new exhibit, then Cunningham critiques it.

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Charlize Theron and AnnaSophia Robb on ‘Sleepwalking’ and the Unglamorous Job of Low-Budget Filmmaking

Vulture takes a rare break from interviewing non-beautiful people.

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Michael Pitt of ‘Funny Games’ on Giving In to a Controlling Director

"The movie angered me the first time I saw it."

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‘Rectal Realism’ Artist Neke Carson on the Long-Lost Portrait of Warhol He Painted With His Butt

"I tried it out with a paintbrush and Pentels. I'd dip one end into rubber latex so you could kind of grip them in a way."

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‘The Blue Star’ Author Tony Earley on the Pleasures of Returning Home

On war, love, and irony.

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Actor Ptolemy Slocum on the Emotional Last Night of Shooting ‘The Wire’

Plus: Exclusive photos of the final night of The Wire.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda of ‘In the Heights’ on No Longer Being in the Heights

"Off Broadway, I used my own belt for my own pants, and now I have a belt for every pair of pants, none of which are mine."

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Director David Gordon Green on ‘Snow Angels,’ Amy Sedaris, and Finally Getting His Judd Apatow Moment

Vulture spoke to Green about adapting someone else’s work, and making odd casting choices.

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T. Ryder Smith on Playing the Corpse in ‘Dead Man's Cell Phone’

Smith spoke with Vulture about learning lines under pressure and playing dead onstage.

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Richard Price on ‘Lush Life,’ Martin Scorsese, and Michael Jackson

The acclaimed novelist and screenwriter talks to Vulture.

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Director Brett Morgen on ‘Chicago 10,’ Jeremy Blake, and Gagging Sam Jackson

How'd he get that cast, anyway?

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Author Philippa Gregory on ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’, Scarlett Johansson, and Bodice-Ripping

"I don't really mind where the actors come from — they could come from Mars."

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Cartoonist Jeff Smith on ‘Bone,’ Drew Barrymore, and His New Series ‘RASL’

For thirteen years Jeff Smith wrote, drew, and published his epic comics series Bone all by himself. Now it's one of the biggest hits in children's publishing.

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Justin Bond on Transgender Politics, Tilda Swinton, and How He Stays Focused in Bathhouses

"People were two feet away from me fucking and blowing each other, and I didn't really get distracted by them."

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Michael K. Williams of ‘The Wire’ on Honey Nut Cheerios, Spider-Man, and How Omar's Story Will End

Plus: What the Bunk told Omar on the phone last weekend.

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The National’s Matt Berninger Is Totally Cool With Sounding Like Rain Man

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Michel Gondry on ‘Be Kind Rewind’ and How He'd Fix ‘Back to the Future’

Gondry spoke with Vulture about the making of the film, as well as the off-kilter project — skinheads! Sodomy! — he's currently working on.

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Documentarian Frederick Wiseman on How the Idaho Legislature Can Help You Understand Barack Obama

Why four hours about the Idaho state legislature is worth watching.

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Keira Naughton on ‘Hunting and Gathering,’ Klonopin, and Calling Ethan Hawke Gay

"He's not really gay. He's dated a lot of women friends of mine. It's a libelous song."

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George A. Romero Explains Why Fast Zombies Could Never Exist (Hint: Weak Ankles)

The Diary of the Dead director on zombie logic.

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Actress Alice Ripley on Falling a Little Bit in Love With Your Co-star

"I thought, I love my husband, but I can't wait for the moment that I get to work with Brian d'Arcy James."

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Author Peter Carey on His Feral-Hippie Phase

People say, "Oh, those Americans, they’re vulgar" or "they’re loud" or "they have no sense of irony." And yet, if you go to Australia and pick up a newspaper, Paris Hilton will be on the front page.

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Martin McDonagh on Colin Farrell, Giving Up Playwriting, and Bruges

"Plays are pretty easy to write for me, so I’ll probably knock one out this year."

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