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The Chronic
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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 Bhagavad Gita
Carries a strong pull into books through identity and East Asia.
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The Sopranos
Carries a strong pull into music through power and after-hours.
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The Wire
Carries a strong pull into music through power and South Asia.
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Television · Strong bridge
The Sopranos
1990s
A New Jersey mob boss in therapy. The show that invented prestige television.
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Books · Strong bridge
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
1990s
A man searches for his missing cat, then his missing wife. Murakami's deepest well of strangeness.
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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 Republic
What is justice? The cave, the philosopher-king, and the foundations of Western thought.
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Television 2000s
The Wire
Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.
Books 2010s
The Circle
The Circle is a 2013 dystopian novel written by American author Dave Eggers. The novel chronicles tech worker Mae Holland as she joins a powerful Internet company. Her initially rewarding experience turns darker.
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Music 1990s
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Soul, hip-hop, and reggae fused into a deeply personal statement of faith, love, and independence.
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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 Bhagavad Gita
Arjuna's dialogue with Krishna on the battlefield. Duty, action, and the nature of the self.
Television 1990s
Queer as Folk
Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Initially running for eight episodes, a two-part follow up was shown in 2000. It was written by Russell T Davies and produced by Red Production Company for Channel 4.