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Andrew Romano is a former senior writer for The Daily Beast. He reports on politics, culture, and food. His 2008 campaign blog, Stumper, won MINOnline’s Best Consumer Blog award and was cited as one of the cycle’s best news blogs by both Editor & Publisher and the Deadline Club of New York. Follow Andrew on Twitter.

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Jewish Immigrants Fathered Modernism

SF Exhibit

Most design aficionados know the modernist greats. But what they don’t realize: They were all Jewish. A new exhibit looks at how one group of émigrés helped create an American movement.

Andrew Romano | Published Aug 01, 2014

Soderbergh Just Made Summer’s Best Show

No More Painting

<p>One year after retiring from film because he wasn't having fun, Steven Soderbergh is back with the brutal and beautiful Cinemax show <em>The Knick</em>. But what has really changed?</p>

Andrew Romano | Published Aug 01, 2014

The Doc the Army Doesn’t Want You to See

Gone Rogue

The U.S. military made them warriors, Afghanistan made them killers. In Dan Krauss’s new film, soldiers convicted of murder ask: Why were we trained for the wrong type of warfare?

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 26, 2014

James Cameron Dives into the Abyss

Pitch Black

In his documentary 'Deepsea Challenge 3D,' James Cameron shows us what it's like to climb into a cramped sphere and plunge 35,798 feet into darkness at the bottom of the ocean.

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 21, 2014

Zach Braff Should Go Back to Jersey

Go Back to Jersey

‘Wish I Was Here’ is not only bad, but it reveals why Braff is so damn grating: His movies assume they’re entitled to emotional responses they haven’t earned.

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 18, 2014

Del Toro’s Big Plans for 2015 and Beyond

Ambitious

The inventive director reveals the reason he dropped out of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and why he’s so proud of his first English adult narrative.

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 17, 2014

Vampires without Glitter & Girl Problems

Parasitic

<p>The infected have worms writhing under their skin and vicious stingers waiting to shoot out of their mouths at the slightest whiff of hemoglobin. <em>The Strain</em> isn't <em>Twilight</em>.</p>

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 14, 2014

The Delicious Origins of Ice Cream

Unmelted Snow

The average American will eat 50,000 calories worth of ice cream in 2014. But how did we get here? In honor of National Ice Cream month, a history of the frozen dessert.

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 13, 2014

‘True Detective’ Season 2 Revealed

Time Is a Flat Circle

<p>The mind behind <i>True Detective</i> says the show’s second season hasn’t been cast and may not be about the secret occult history of the transportation system. And if you’re bummed about the finale, you probably didn’t get the show.<br> </p>

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 10, 2014

The Romantic Comedy Is Dead

Falling Out of Love

<p><i>They Came Together</i> is a compendium of every romcom cliché known to man. It just so happens that the movies referenced are at least 15 years old. How in the name of Meg Ryan did this happen?<br> </p>

Andrew Romano | Published Jul 07, 2014

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