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The Poison Belt
18 curated works.
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Television
The Sopranos
Carries a strong pull into music through power and after-hours.
Television
The Wire
Carries a strong pull into music through power and South Asia.
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Music
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Carries a strong pull into television through power and after-hours.
Music
The Dark Side of the Moon
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Essays
The Republic
Carries a strong pull into books through identity and migration.
Essays
Discipline and Punish
Carries a strong pull into books through Michel Foucault 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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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.
Anime · Strong bridge
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
2010s
Yotarou is a former yakuza member fresh out of prison and fixated on just one thing: rather than return to a life of crime, the young man aspires to take to the stage of rakugo, a traditional Japanese form of comedic storytelling. Inspired during his incarceration by the performance of distinguished practitioner Yak...
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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 1970s
Discipline and Punish
From public execution to the panopticon. Power, surveillance, and the birth of the prison.
Television 2000s
The Wire
Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.
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Books 1880s
The Brothers Karamazov
Three brothers and a murdered father. Faith, reason, and the problem of evil.
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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.