An Unconventional Spy Show
Culture and entertainment musts from Sarah Zhang
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Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Sarah Zhang, a staff writer who has covered the life-changing impact of a major cystic-fibrosis breakthrough, the true prevalence of incest, and why so many kids now need glasses.
Sarah is a converted fan of the new remake, a show that toys with spy-movie tropes. She enjoys James Turrell’s art installations, which play with light and dark; was recently engrossed