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On Collecting Books
On how we store books, the library as an anti-algorithm, and finding freedom in the finite.
Jul 20
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Matthew Morgan
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Re-Watching The Farewell
A guest essay on the value of revisiting movies.
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Jul 16
"Minari": American Dreams
With director Lee Isaac Chung's "Twisters" out soon, I thought I'd finally watch his break-out film, "Minari". Like one of the tornadoes in his new…
Jul 13
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Matthew Morgan
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Three Ways to Watch "Jaws"
We recently looked at Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" on its 50th anniversary. I'm still in a "Jaws" mood, so I'm resurfacing an essay about Spielberg's…
Jul 6
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Matthew Morgan
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Re-reading "Jaws"
In the latest edition of the Double Take series, I take the 50th anniversary of Peter Benchley's "Jaws" as a chance to revisit the novel.
Jul 4
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Matthew Morgan
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June 2024
What Story Do You Live By?
On the stories that make sense of life, the communities that share them, and the difference between How and Why questions.
Jun 29
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Matthew Morgan
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"Shiva Baby": Asking Difficult Questions
"Shiva Baby" has been described as an anxious person's horror film and as a feature-length panic attack — but it's still, somehow, hilarious.
Jun 22
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Matthew Morgan
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AI "Music" and What Makes Us Human
A response to a recent article about an AI tool that generates "music", and a confession.
Jun 14
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Matthew Morgan
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The Return to Religion ~ Part Two
The second in a two-part essay about whether we're seeing a renewal of religion in Western culture and what it might mean. Today, celebrity conversions…
Jun 8
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Matthew Morgan
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The Return to Religion ~ Part One
The first in a two-part essay about whether we're seeing a renewal of religion in Western culture and what it might mean. Today, my own journey "there…
Jun 1
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Matthew Morgan
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May 2024
"Strange Heart Beating": By Any Other Name
On a debut novel that asks what our names and labels really tell us about people.
May 25
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Matthew Morgan
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Those Were the Days
On nostalgia, emotional time-travel, and the dangers of comparing yesterday to today.
May 18
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Matthew Morgan
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