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Now showing — The Battle of Life · 5 works

  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

    A New Jersey mob boss in therapy. The show that invented prestige television.

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The Wire Television · 2000s

    Baltimore's institutions examined season by season. The novel as television.

    PowerSurveillanceNature
  • The Queen's Gambit Television · 2020s

    An orphaned chess prodigy battles addiction and Cold War opponents. Chess as character study.

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The Godfather Film · 1970s

    The Corleone family saga. Power, loyalty, and the corruption of the American dream.

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
  • The Odyssey Books

    A hero's ten-year journey home from war. The foundation of Western narrative.

    MigrationMemoryFolklore
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  • Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Music
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