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The Only Answer is Voyage
Impressions flood in on me: grayness; verticality; burning; ice, splitting; verdancy. The distant; the present. Wild swathes of light, of intense growth—is that a tree? a body of water? fire? Cold, crisp, thin air? I am standing in a small, warmly lit gallery. Paintings on the third and fourth days of creation surround me. Substances are gathering...
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Lady Mary, Downton Abbey, and the Conflicted Will
Note: This post contains spoilers for the first season of Downton Abbey. Last month, Masterpiece Theater’s newest period drama garnered thousands of besotted fans. Downton Abbey opens with news of Titanic’s tragedy and closes with news that Britain has entered the war in 1914—in between, the show provides an entry into Edwardian upstairs-downstairs intricacies within the magnificent estate of Downton Abbey. The lapidary script by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), lush cinematography, and exquisite performances from legendary actors such as Maggie Smith, are rich indeed....
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Not Going Gentle: Another Look at "There Will Be Blood"
After reading reviews for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, I became frustrated. The consensus about its central character, Daniel Plainview, was that he was “a great oversize monster who hates all men including therefore himself” (Roger Ebert). My problem? Watching the film, I had related to Daniel.
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Memoir by Lauren Winner, Poetry by James Harpur, Art by Guy Chase and Adrian Wiszniewski
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