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There Are No Accidents on 'Mulholland Drive'

There Are No Accidents on 'Mulholland Drive'

By Thomas Britt

David Lynch's film unfolds in a series of desires, warnings, and transactions that explore deals made by individuals and institutions, often under duress by unseen malevolent forces, or motivation by darkness within. 13 January 16 // 2:30 AM

John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero': Boundaries, Mobility and Honesty

John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero': Boundaries, Mobility and Honesty

By Robert Loss

The working class song has to speak of boundaries and ambition, but it also has to say where the performer stands among the people, among the classes—or where he thinks he stands, or wants to stand. 12 January 16 // 2:30 AM

Where Is the Truth in Our Romance of Popular Physics?

Where Is the Truth in Our Romance of Popular Physics?

By Sean Miller

If all the truth of physics is in the math, what kind of storytelling are we lay persons getting when we read popular accounts of physics that are completely stripped of it? 11 January 16 // 2:30 AM

The Gospel According to Ricky Gervais (in 140 Characters or Less)

The Gospel According to Ricky Gervais (in 140 Characters or Less)

By Iain Ellis

One of today's most accomplished and revered comedic minds has jettisoned himself onto the frontlines of the culture wars where he wittily battles on behalf of humanism, reason, and secularism. 7 January 16 // 2:30 AM

On Judging the Judges of the US Supreme Court

On Judging the Judges of the US Supreme Court

By Danilo Bortoli

Cass R. Sunstein categorizes the Court’s judges into personas, tracing their personalities according to the position they assume in their rulings. 4 January 16 // 2:30 AM

There Are No Accidents on 'Mulholland Drive'

There Are No Accidents on 'Mulholland Drive'

By Thomas Britt

David Lynch's film unfolds in a series of desires, warnings, and transactions that explore deals made by individuals and institutions, often under duress by unseen malevolent forces, or motivation by darkness within. 13 January 16 // 2:30 AM

John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero': Boundaries, Mobility and Honesty

John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero': Boundaries, Mobility and Honesty

By Robert Loss

The working class song has to speak of boundaries and ambition, but it also has to say where the performer stands among the people, among the classes—or where he thinks he stands, or wants to stand. 12 January 16 // 2:30 AM

Where Is the Truth in Our Romance of Popular Physics?

Where Is the Truth in Our Romance of Popular Physics?

By Sean Miller

If all the truth of physics is in the math, what kind of storytelling are we lay persons getting when we read popular accounts of physics that are completely stripped of it? 11 January 16 // 2:30 AM

The Gospel According to Ricky Gervais (in 140 Characters or Less)

The Gospel According to Ricky Gervais (in 140 Characters or Less)

By Iain Ellis

One of today's most accomplished and revered comedic minds has jettisoned himself onto the frontlines of the culture wars where he wittily battles on behalf of humanism, reason, and secularism. 7 January 16 // 2:30 AM

On Judging the Judges of the US Supreme Court

On Judging the Judges of the US Supreme Court

By Danilo Bortoli

Cass R. Sunstein categorizes the Court’s judges into personas, tracing their personalities according to the position they assume in their rulings. 4 January 16 // 2:30 AM

There Are No Accidents on 'Mulholland Drive'

John Lennon's 'Working Class Hero': Boundaries, Mobility and Honesty

Where Is the Truth in Our Romance of Popular Physics?

The Gospel According to Ricky Gervais (in 140 Characters or Less)

On Judging the Judges of the US Supreme Court

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