Despite best-laid plans and as much early assigning as possible, a portion of this magazine’s every issue comes together in the final days. A bit of procrastination is most certainly involved, but, honestly, I don’t think it’d be different if we were a weekly, a monthly, or even an annual—there’s always that rush to the finish. It’s like that in filmmaking, too. Those of us who worked on Harmony Korine’s Gummo, for example, look back and recall that half the film was shot on the last day. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s also got some truth to […]