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Now showing — The Court of a King · 5 works

  • The Sellout Books · 2010s

    A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, Paul Beatty's *The Sellout* showcases a comic genius at the top of his game. It challenges the sacred tenets of the United States Constitution, urban life, the civil rights movement, the father-son relatio...

    RitualUrban isolationPower
  • The Wire Television · 2000s

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

    PowerSurveillanceNature
  • In the Court of the Crimson King is a 1969 album associated with King Crimson and Island Records. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

    After-hoursLonging
  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

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

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The 400 Blows Film · 1950s

    A troubled Parisian boy's struggle against family and school. The iconic final freeze frame.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
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  • In the Court of the Crimson King Music
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  • The Wire Television
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