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Malcolm Jones writes about books, music, and photography for The Daily Beast where he has written about subjects ranging from A. Lincoln to R. Crumb. He is the author of a memoir, Little Boy Blues, and collaborated with the songwriter and composer Van Dyke Parks and the illustrator Barry Moser on Jump!, a retelling of Brer Rabbit stories.Send him tips: malcolm.jones@thedailybeast.com or tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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This Play Finds the Fun in James Joyce’s Daunting ‘Ulysses’

CHAOS AGENTS

Joyce’s mammoth masterpiece has been scaring off readers for more than a century. Elevator Repair Service’s production puts the story’s humor and humanity front and center.

Malcolm Jones | Published Jun 30, 2024

The Little Town Where Faulkner and Football Rule

IT’S STILL A BIG WORLD

Oxford, Mississippi, is a college town a lot like other college towns, but it’s also like your favorite Southern aunt—lovably eccentric, funny, and always fun to visit.

Malcolm Jones | Published Jun 26, 2024

The Low-Budget Filmmaker Who Remade Hollywood

GRINDHOUSE GREAT

He made westerns, sci fi, monster movies, biker movies, and every other B-movie genre you could imagine, and along the way, he greenlit the careers of our greatest filmmakers.

Malcolm Jones | Published May 12, 2024

Brian d’Arcy James’ Drunken Broadway Nights May Not Be Over

TOAST OF THE TOWN

Brian d’Arcy James talks “Days of Wine and Roses,” Tony nominations, depression, Broadway’s future, and why he and Kelli O’Hara might soon tackle ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’

Tim Teeman | Published Mar 04, 2024
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Destroying DEI Is a Death Sentence for American Prosperity

DON’T QUIT NOW

Racism remains entrenched in the corporate world, just as it is in American society. It’s time to evolve—or die.

Malia C. Lazu | Published Mar 04, 2024

What Does It Take to Get a Guy to Read a Novel?

MAN UP

Men account for only 20 percent of the fiction market. Maybe if they had better recommendations, they’d read more stories. Because life does not have to be like high school.

Jeff Hoffmann | Published Mar 02, 2024

Google Is Paying News Orgs to Publish AI-Generated Garbage

404 ERROR

The partnership requires the orgs to publish an agreed amount of AI-generated content for 12 months in exchange for a “five-figure sum annually.”

Tony Ho Tran | Published Feb 28, 2024

This App May See That You’re Depressed Before You Do

BYTE-SIZED BLUES

MoodCapture uses a facial recognition AI to pick up on subtle signs of depression—but it also opens the doors to a mess of privacy and security issues.

Tony Ho Tran | Published Feb 27, 2024

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Went Completely Off the Rails for Hours

GONE WILD

“It’s lost its mind.”

Tony Ho Tran | Published Feb 21, 2024

When the Right to Bottle Champagne Detonated Riots

CHAMPAGNE OR DEATH!

If you’ve ever wondered just how seriously the French take their wine, consider that in 1911 there were more soldiers than farmers guarding the vineyards.

Rebecca Gibb | Published Feb 19, 2024

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