David Sessions

Neil Degrasse Tyson’s remake of the 1980s series tries to explain how early-modern thinkers began to discover the wonders of the universe. Its history is as cartoonish as its graphics.

A right-wing sugar daddy, two groups of evangelical filmmakers, an Oscar nod, and an Academy backlash: the strange story of a Christian movie’s 15 minutes of fame.

Author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was indicted for encouraging fraudulent campaign donations—just the latest in a spiral that has all but sunk his career in the conservative movement.

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions.

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions.

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions.

An unapologetic architect of a brutal torture regime in Algeria, Paul Aussaresses taught his deadly tactics to the CIA in America and Pinochet’s secret police in Chile.

From the animal injury epidemic on Hollywood movie sets to Washington’s trouble with the new legal marijuana economy, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

From the inside story of an elderly adjunct professor’s death in poverty to MOOC pioneer Sebastian Thrun’s admission of defeat, The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week. By David Sessions.