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    Torture and the Military in Mexico’s Democracy

    Between 2006 and 2018, the CNDH documented at least 78 cases in which the Mexican army perpetrated acts of torture and cruelty.

    On The Limits of Cinematic Alchemy

    Annabelle Gurwitch on family history, "Green Book," and white savior stories.

    Writing As Brain Exercise: An Interview with Mark Freeman

    Lauren Kinney interviews Mark Freeman about his new book "You Are Not a Rock: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Mental Health (for Humans)."

    Is The Hunger Games the Myth That Defines Our Times?

    Frazer Merritt, Dennis Merritt, and Kevin Lu contemplate "The Hunger Games" franchise and the roll of myths in our unstable times.

    Listen to the Seoul of the 1980s, Real or Imagined, with Streaming Mixes of Korean “City Pop”

    Colin Marshall on "city pop" and its proliferation on YouTube.

    In Mary Poppins’s Return, Imagination is Just Background Noise

    Shane Cashman compares 1964's "Mary Poppins" to 2018's "Mary Poppins Returns," which favors explanation over imagination.

    When the Facts Undermine Your Ideology: Talking to Max Boot

    Andy Fitch interviews Max Boot, author of "The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right."

    Filtering Out: Instagram and the Dangerous Pull of Nostalgia

    Marta Zarzycka examines the impact of ubiquitous, easy-to-use photo filters on our perception of reality.

    The Cost of Convenience

    "Instead of bringing things together the new convenience separates us from them."