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October 25, 2018

From The New York Times' review of London Fields by Jeannette Catoulis

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October 12, 2018

From Joseph Epstein's essay "Life's Little Luxury"

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October 08, 2018

From "Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040"

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September 30, 2018

links du jour

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September 30, 2018

From "The Most Honest Book About Climate Change Yet" by Nathaniel Rich

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August 26, 2018

Flight of the Jailbirds: Con Air (1997) starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and John Malkovich

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August 26, 2018

Three Reasons: Con Air by Criterion?

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August 22, 2018

"How Online Trolls Divide Americans" via The New York Times

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August 21, 2018

"Is the Western Dead?" by Dave Kehr

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August 21, 2018

Hal trailer

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August 04, 2018

Thud, Thud, Lizard-like Roar: The Lost World starring Jeff Goldblum and a bunch of dinosaurs (1997)

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