Clayton Davis for Variety: The smartest defense is baked into the movie’s DNA. This is not a redemption tour. It is ...

Clayton Davis for Variety: The smartest defense is baked into the movie’s DNA. This is not a redemption tour. It is a study of the impossibility of ever knowing what is real, which is either the perfect subject for a branch that fetishizes authenticity or a provocation aimed straight at it. Max Fisher for Newpress: China quietly saved the world last month. Max Kozlov for Nature: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. Ba-dump.