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The Bear
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The Hour of the Star
Carries a strong pull into film through memory and South Asia.
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The Odyssey
Carries a strong pull into essays through migration and identity.
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Carries a strong pull into television through power and after-hours.
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The Dark Side of the Moon
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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The Republic
Carries a strong pull into books through identity and migration.
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The Souls of Black Folk
Carries a strong pull into music through identity and power.
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Books · Strong bridge
The Brothers Karamazov
1880s
Three brothers and a murdered father. Faith, reason, and the problem of evil.
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Music · Strong bridge
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1990s
Soul, hip-hop, and reggae fused into a deeply personal statement of faith, love, and independence.
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Film · Strong bridge
The Godfather
1970s
The Corleone family saga. Power, loyalty, and the corruption of the American dream.
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Essays · Strong bridge
The Souls of Black Folk
1900s
Double consciousness and the color line. The founding text of African American intellectual tradition.
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Television 2000s
The Wire
Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.
Books 1970s
The Hour of the Star
The Hour of the Star is a novel by Clarice Lispector published in 1977, shortly before the author's death. In 1985, the novel was adapted by Suzana Amaral into a film of the same name, which won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the 36th Berlin International Film Festival of 1986. It has been translated into Engli...
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Music 1970s
The Dark Side of the Moon
Time, money, madness, and death. The concept album as cultural monolith.
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Film 1950s
The 400 Blows
A troubled Parisian boy's struggle against family and school. The iconic final freeze frame.
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Essays
The Republic
What is justice? The cave, the philosopher-king, and the foundations of Western thought.
Television 1990s
The Sopranos
A New Jersey mob boss in therapy. The show that invented prestige television.