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    Descending Mount Olympus
    Kurt Keefner
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 7 min

    Descending Mount Olympus

    Following Ayn Rand too closely stranded me on a mountain peak. Here's how I came down.
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    The Perfecting of Howard Roark
    Kurt Keefner
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 16 min

    The Perfecting of Howard Roark

    Howard Roark is no statue. This is the story of his development as a human character.
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    The Defects of His Virtues, The Virtues of His Defects
    Kurt Keefner
    • 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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    Man and Nature in The Fountainhead
    Kurt Keefner
    • Sep 11, 2020
    • 11 min

    Man and Nature in The Fountainhead

    Architecture is the interface between man and nature. An opportunity for a theme!
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    The Bust of Caesar
    Kurt Keefner
    • 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
    Kurt Keefner
    • Apr 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Announcing Killing Cool

    Essays on authenticity. And vampires. And hugs. And musicians.
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    Surrender in The Fountainhead.
    Carrie-Ann Biondi
    • Mar 2, 2018
    • 9 min

    Surrender in The Fountainhead.

    You would expect Ayn Rand not to like the concept of "surrender," but sometimes she does.
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