Jeffrey Wasserstrom shares the Thai preface to his recent book "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink."
Reading Havel in Hong Kong — and Arendt in Bangkok
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Gilberto Perez and “The Imprint of Life” on the Cinema Screen
Eric Gudas thinks back on the impacts of his film mentor, Gilberto Perez.
Pearl Harbor in Film and Myth: 79 Years Later
Spencer Cohen inspects the construction of the Pearl Harbor mythos in the American cultural imagination.
Language that Everybody Understands: Talking to Representative Debbie Dingell
Andy Fitch interviews Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12) about crafting policies that bring everyone along.
Make the Yuletide Gay
Matthias Smith reviews the recent rise of LGBT representation in an unlikely film genre — holiday movies.
Political Rhetoric and Economic Analysis: Talking to Bernard Hoekman and Ernesto Zedillo
Andy Fitch interviews scholar Bernard Hoekman and former President of Mexico Ernesto Zedillo about the global economy’s changing structure.
The Agony and Ecstasy of Learning Korean, Expressed by Memes
Colin Marshall finds some levity among the Korean language-learning community.
Reality on the Edge: Talking to Susan Liautaud
When should we think of our laws as “the lowest common denominator not the highest standard of behavior”? When might …
The Plight of Gab
Sara Black McCulloch follows the history of radio panic leading up to Andrew Patterson’s 2020 film "The Vast of Night."
Clue or Red Herring? How Clue Shreds the Detective Rulebook
Milan Terlunen looks at the construction of suspense in the murder mystery genre — using a few crowd favorites.
