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There is such a thing as poetic, ecstatic truth.
The DAgata essay could be her legacy piece.
Confirm every detail, she says but she also says, We need to make a good-faith effort.
And suddenly, subtly, before Jims assignment is even underway, a gap starts to open up.
),The Lifespan of a Factgives you the satisfying rush of a good mystery or a crossword puzzle.
Your brain gets to go the gym for 85 minutes.
But it doesnt get to go home feeling pumped and complacent.
Instead, in a way thats both invigorating and unsettling, the show leaves you hanging.
Play and production smartly let Jim, John, and Emilys story exist without a timestamp.
Radcliffes plucky charisma goes a long way: Hes a caffeinated bulldog, worrying stubbornly at Cannavales heels.
Dont make a run at stare me down, he warns the glaring writer, I had older brothers.
I will fuck your shit up.
Were primed to recoil from someone like John right now.
Im not a journalist.
But hes bone-certain of the integrity of his work.
There is nothing more important than story, she tells Jim early on.
But we live in stories.
Or maybe because of Herzog.
