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PTA’s “One Battle”: Cartoon Leftists Amid Real-World Fascists
Why Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" doesn't work in this political moment.
Oct 28
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Ringo's "Peace and Love" and the Problem of the Empty Signifier
Ringo Starr just wants "peace and love." What could possibly be wrong with that?
Jul 12
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Proust's Housekeeper
Céleste Albaret invites us to share in the delight that a person like Marcel Proust, for all his strangeness, ever walked among us.
Dec 20, 2024
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Trump as Apprentice—or Master?
A recent biopic, The Apprentice (2024), prioritizes aesthetics over substance, downplaying Trump’s personal responsibility for his profound character…
Nov 2, 2024
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The Gourmand as Class Warrior
Dwight Garner (2023), "The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading." New York: Farrar, Strauss and…
Dec 14, 2023
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