Carrie-Ann Biondi
Surrender in The Fountainhead.
You would expect Ayn Rand not to like the concept of "surrender," but sometimes she does.
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Kurt Keefner
- Dec 16, 2017
- 11 min
Heroes and Shipwrecks: Beethoven and Ayn Rand
In which the sense of life in Beethoven's Fifth is compared to that of Atlas Shrugged.
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Kurt Keefner
- Oct 24, 2017
- 9 min
The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
A musical that tells the tale of that force of nature, Bessie Smith, Empress of the Blues
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Kurt Keefner
- Oct 9, 2017
- 7 min
The Lesson of Maecenas
To judge or not to judge, that is the question.
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Kurt Keefner
- Sep 22, 2017
- 6 min
The Goddess of Love Makes Heroes of Us All
Regarding the classic Bollywood video "Chaiyya, Chaiyya," and its erotic song and dance.
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Kurt Keefner
- Aug 14, 2017
- 5 min
Building Reason from Parts: The Flight of the Phoenix
A crash in the desert. A desperate plan. But can men with warring mentalities cooperate?
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Kurt Keefner
- Jul 28, 2017
- 6 min
Arguing About Dunkirk
Dunkirk was a great event in WWII. But Christopher Nolan's film has provoked arguments today.
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Kurt Keefner
- Jul 19, 2017
- 3 min
Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
Science, determination, womanhood--this film has them all.
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Kurt Keefner
- Jun 23, 2017
- 5 min
A Tale of a Renaissance Man
Scientist, philosopher, healer, lover--our hero is a true Renaissance man.
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Kurt Keefner
- May 25, 2017
- 2 min
Emily Dickinson: A Quiet Passion
This movie proves that the life of someone who lives inwardly can be dramatized.
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Kurt Keefner
- May 25, 2017
- 3 min
Behold the Man: Memoirs of Hadrian
Good emperor. Great man. Beautiful novel.
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Kurt Keefner
- Dec 19, 2014
- 2 min
The Imitation Game
Alan Turing, a man who penetrated the secrets of others but who couldn't keep his own.
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Kurt Keefner
- Nov 14, 2014
- 6 min
Happy Birthday, Coleman Silk
Professor Silk has a secret. Find out what it is in The Human Stain.
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Kurt Keefner
- Jul 26, 2014
- 4 min
From Knight to Noose: The Dream of the Celt
Knighted because he exposed the truth. Hanged because he supported his country.
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Kurt Keefner
- Jul 25, 2014
- 3 min
Honor in the Concrete
Just a man in a car with a phone. A construction director is determined to address his big mistake.
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