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    Freedom and Chess: Playing The Queen's Gambit
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    • Dec 5, 2020
    • 9 min

    Freedom and Chess: Playing The Queen's Gambit

    Meet Beth Harmon. She is the Mozart of chess, but can she beat her demons?
    2010
    The Defects of His Virtues, The Virtues of His Defects
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    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Defects of His Virtues, The Virtues of His Defects

    The paradoxical characters of Oskar Schindler, Howard Roark and Shakespeare's Brutus
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    Lessons of The Godfather
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    • Sep 25, 2020
    • 9 min

    Lessons of The Godfather

    These gangsters give you a lesson you can't refuse.
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    North and South, An Industrial Synthesis
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    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 7 min

    North and South, An Industrial Synthesis

    Strong-willed industrialist meets empathetic idealist in the 1800s. Can they bridge the gap?
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    Brave New Us
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    • Jun 12, 2020
    • 11 min

    Brave New Us

    Despite the differences we are tending in the direction of Huxley's hedonistic dystopia.
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    The Bust of Caesar
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    • May 15, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Bust of Caesar

    Some characters are perfectly realized without being merely allegorical.
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    Announcing Killing Cool
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    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Announcing Killing Cool

    Essays on authenticity. And vampires. And hugs. And musicians.
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    The Civil War Re-Imagined in Music
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    • Mar 27, 2018
    • 11 min

    The Civil War Re-Imagined in Music

    What contemporary songs can tell us about our epic conflict.
    720
    The Goddess of Love Makes Heroes of Us All
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    • 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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    Building Reason from Parts: The Flight of the Phoenix
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    • Aug 15, 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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    Arguing About Dunkirk
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    • Jul 29, 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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    Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge
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    • Jul 20, 2017
    • 3 min

    Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge

    Science, determination, womanhood--this film has them all.
    270
    Emily Dickinson: A Quiet Passion
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    • May 25, 2017
    • 2 min

    Emily Dickinson: A Quiet Passion

    This movie proves that the life of someone who lives inwardly can be dramatized.
    80
    Interview with Anti-Death Penalty Activist Richard D. Kimble, MD
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    • Mar 25, 2017
    • 15 min

    Interview with Anti-Death Penalty Activist Richard D. Kimble, MD

    An interview with former fugitive Dr Richard Kimble
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    The Plot Against America
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    • Feb 4, 2015
    • 4 min

    The Plot Against America

    A story from an alternate history in which the fascist Charles Lindbergh becomes president.
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