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    "Lost" to "WandaVision": The joys of weekly watching

    We might be at a decisive moment in the history of how we watch our favourite shows. Will the relatively new binge-watching model win...
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    Street Theatre: The Need To Be Seen

    Street Theatre: The Need To Be Seen

    How Vivian Gornick's book Approaching Eye Level offers an exploration of the streets emptied of life during lockdown. 1. If the world is...
    Seasonal Genres: Stories Throughout the Year

    Seasonal Genres: Stories Throughout the Year

    If the seasons match the four major genres, what are the pairings, and what do they tell us about fiction and films? Which season...
    "The Grand Budapest Hotel": On Remembering Lost Worlds

    "The Grand Budapest Hotel": On Remembering Lost Worlds

    How Wes Anderson's "spiritual adaptation" of Stefan Zweig's writing reveals the melancholy – and the danger – in nostalgia. 1. In The Art...
    Your Undivided Attention: Why You Can't Concentrate

    Your Undivided Attention: Why You Can't Concentrate

    On the costs of multitasking and the benefits of focused attention. 1. Last month, I conducted an experiment on my brain. There were no...
    Letters To A Contrarian: Christopher Hitchens and Heroism

    Letters To A Contrarian: Christopher Hitchens and Heroism

    A series of letters responding to Christopher Hitchens' advice on the philosophy of the dissident. I Dear Christopher, As you well know,...
    "The Festival of Insignificance": On Asking Big Questions

    "The Festival of Insignificance": On Asking Big Questions

    Every era has asked big questions about its culture. Are we asking any now, or is modern life little more than, to borrow from Milan...
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    Your Undivided Attention: Why You Can't Concentrate

    Your Undivided Attention: Why You Can't Concentrate

    Grief Is The Thing With Feathers

    Grief Is The Thing With Feathers

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