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The perfect antidote to endless reboots

The perfect antidote to endless reboots

Reissued art is worth turning to in a moment of relentless spin-offs and sequels. United Archives GmbH / Alamy January 19, 2024, 5:54 PM ET This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. In a world of reheated versions of popular IP, I love turning to new releases of older gems. First, here are three new stories from The Atlantic: Resurrected Treasures To my embarrassment, I did not really know what the deal was with the Talking Heads until a few months ago. I walked into a showing of Stop Making Sense at a local movie theater one Friday night with only the loosest concept of what I was in for. Now I can’t stop discussing the movie (and delighting in this David Byrne chihuahua costume), and I stream the Talking Heads’ music almost daily. The movie, a filmed version of a series of 1983 concerts, was …