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The Brutalist: War between art and capital

The artist vs the financier. Art ROI.

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Forever chemicals in your water: What can actually fix it?

We already have the knowledge and tools to address PFAS contamination. What’s missing is urgency and accountability.

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Small Things Like These and the Hero Empath

Let’s start here: Small Things Like These might not be my favorite movie of 2024 anymore—The Brutalist and Anora edged it out after some recent rewatches—but it still holds a special place.

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The 2024 Show and Movie Surveys are In

Turns out, ranking shows and movies is both an art and a science—plus a great excuse to argue with my friends and family!

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Returning to Past Lives

So many threads woven together. Leaving native land, spiritual kinship, love. It’s one of my favorite movies and was my favorite of 2023.

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Exhibiting Forgiveness, Biology of Father and Son

At its heart, Exhibiting Forgiveness is about how abuse, especially from parents, can imprint on children. It’s about the quiet, internal labor of unpacking that abuse, and deciding which parts to carry forward and which to finally set down.

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