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PS Picks: Documenting the Artifice of North Korea in ‘Under the Sun’

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Rebecca Worby

PS Picks: The Simple Joys of ‘Ant-Man’

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

Max Ufberg

Economics

How Do You Make a Living, Documentary Filmmaker?

Calvan Fowler talks about the power of naps, the benefits of being too busy, and what his former boss Spike Lee taught him about money.

Noah Davis

Social Justice

Is Investigative Journalism a Joke?

As print profits continue to plummet and some of the more traditional media outlets turn away from ambitious investigative journalism, documentary filmmakers are picking up the slack.

Jeffrey Ruoff

Social Justice

How the Movies of Tomorrow Will Play With Your Mind

A neuroscientist in California is dreaming up a new visual vocabulary for cinema that could revolutionize the filmmaking business.

Jennifer Ouellette