Culture
The upside of regicide: Revisiting England’s republican revolution as another Charles is crowned
May 5, 2023The new book gives an account of the ideological creativity that was sparked by the abolition of the monarchy in England.
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‘Audubon’s Rifle’: Predatory
May 4, 2023He’s known for painting birds, but he also cruelly killed them.
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Poetry: OHIO
May 4, 2023A poem on the anniversary of the Kent State University massacre.
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After the peak: As financial crisis expands, so does the streaming TV wasteland
May 3, 2023The writers are fighting back with the time-honored weapon of the strike, but expect lower quality, more conservative TV in the future.
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‘Chevalier’: A Black French composer’s story returns from oblivion in new film
May 2, 2023I give this film high marks, not because it’s so historical faithful (we’ve seen why) but because it takes an obscure subject and makes it enjoyably palatable.
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