Whistleblowers and Deaf Ears
Democracy and transparency need each other.
Shadow Play
In Our Guts
Two television shows' very different outlooks on war and prisoners of war.
What’s In a Name?
The tendentious and obscurantist jargon of the academy is an old story, but makes for a great trivia challenge...
Personal Technology
“What does it mean to understand man well enough to create one?â€
Good Cops, Bad Cops
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Oct 31, 2014
Tolstoy in Texas
Underrating Democracy in China
House of Cards is a hit in China, too.
Oh Brother! Why Bother?
Oh Brother! Why Bother?
The Secret Life of Walter White
Why Breaking Bad is unexpectedly good.
What Makes Gatsby Great?
A test of this insight is The Great Gatsby, the latest screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan and co-written and directed by the Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.
The Hollywood Dialectic
Lincoln and Django Unchained represent what passes for artistic sensibility in today’s Hollywood.