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Against the Odds
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Stand Up Against Gravity
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Park Avenue
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Against Interpretation
Carries a strong pull into books through resistance and South Asia.
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The Myth of Sisyphus
Carries a strong pull into books through folklore and identity.
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5 Broken Cameras
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.
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Sarazanmai
Carries a strong pull into music through longing and South Asia.
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Books · Strong bridge
Potiki
1980s
A Māori community defends its land against development. Oral tradition and communal memory as resistance.
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Anime · Strong bridge
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1990s
Children pilot giant robots against angels. Depression, religion, and the deconstruction of mecha.
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The 400 Blows
1950s
A troubled Parisian boy's struggle against family and school. The iconic final freeze frame.
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Essays · Strong bridge
Against Interpretation
1960s
"'Against Interpretation' was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone out of print and has influenced generations of readers all over the world. It includes some of Sontag's best-known works, among them "On Style", "Notes on 'Camp", and the t...
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Against the Odds
2000 novel by Elizabeth Moon
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Music 1990s
Park Avenue
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Anime 2010s
Angel Beats!
Dead teenagers in a purgatory school rebel against God. Comedy, action, and devastating endings.
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Film 1950s
Sansho the Bailiff
A mother and her children separated by slavery in feudal Japan. Compassion against cruelty.
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Essays 1940s
The Myth of Sisyphus
One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Absurdism's manifesto against despair.
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Music 2010s
Stand Up Against Gravity