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Keith Phipps is an experienced writer and editor specializing in pop culture, particularly film and television. Keith has served as an editor at The A.V. Club and The Dissolve. As a freelance writer he's contributed to Rolling StoneGQThe RingerVultureNPR and other publications, including The Reveal, a newsletter he co-writes with film critic Scott Tobias. Keith is also the author of the 2022 book Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career, an exploration of the actor's unpredictable body of work and the ways it's reflected a changing film industry.

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  4. vulture lists
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  8. bruce willis
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  10. vulture animal bureau
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