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Ben Stiller and <i>Sense8</i>: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing

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Bilge Ebiri | “He is a fascinating in-between type—a man who has often assumed the responsibilities of being an adult without achieving the emotional maturity required of it. That makes him an ideal Everyman: Does any grown-up ever feel like a grown-up? ... That’s the secret of Ben Stiller’s success: He connects with a universal sense of inadequacy within us

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