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A Fine Balance
5 curated works.
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Television
The Bear
Carries a strong pull into music through power and after-hours.
Television
Show Me a Hero
Carries a strong pull into music through power and after-hours.
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Music
A Love Supreme
Carries a strong pull into film through longing and power.
Music
A Seat at the Table
Carries a strong pull into television through power and after-hours.
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Essays
A Room of One's Own
Carries a strong pull into film through identity and South Asia.
Essays
A Theory of Justice
Carries a strong pull into film through power and South Asia.
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Music · Strong bridge
A Love Supreme
1960s
A four-part spiritual suite. Jazz as prayer, devotion, and transcendence.
Television · Strong bridge
Show Me a Hero
2010s
A mayor battles public housing integration in Yonkers. Policy as tragedy.
Film · Strong bridge
A Mighty Wind
2000s
Three folk groups reunite for a memorial concert. Christopher Guest's mockumentary finds unexpected warmth inside the joke.
Books · Strong bridge
To Kill a Mockingbird
1960s
A lawyer defends a Black man in Depression-era Alabama. Justice through a child's eyes.