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"Hill House": Haunted by What Might Have Been

The great nonsense of cultural relativism has been superseded by personal relativism. Values are now relative to each person. Shirley...

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The Simple Life: Remembering what matters

On the sacredness of simplicity, why we forget what we value (or ought to value), and how to remind ourselves what matters. “O sacred...

"Hello, Bookstore": A Reader in Realm of Cinema

In this edition of Marginalia, a subtle and tender documentary about books and the people who love them. Hello, Bookstore (2022) How do...

"Asteroid City": A Road to Nowhere

In this edition of Marginalia, postmodernism as a cultural cul-de-sac and whether Wes Anderson can find a way out of it. Asteroid City...

Why Music Singles Matter

On what music singles have meant in the past, mean now, and might mean in the future. “I miss buyin’ CDs at the store And thumbin’...

"The Northman": Are you not entertained?

In this edition of Marginalia, a critical look at a film that’s not quite an action epic nor a thoughtful meditation on myth, though it...

Raging Against the Machine

On artificial intelligence, the role – and the rights – of artists, and the difference between art and artificial creation. Though six...