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Curated entry points into the index — browse by lens, medium, region, and editorial route. Reach for Explore when you want a starting point; Search when you already have a title or fragment; the Field Map when you need orientation; and a pathway when you want a guided traversal.

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Now showing — The Fame · 5 works

  • The Fame Music · 2000s

    The Fame is a 2008 album associated with Lady Gaga and Interscope Records. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

    After-hoursLonging
  • The Wire Television · 2000s

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

    PowerSurveillanceNature
  • The Fame Monster Music · 2000s

    The Fame Monster is a 2009 album associated with Lady Gaga and KonLive Distribution. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

    FolkloreAfter-hoursLonging
  • The Sopranos Television · 1990s

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

    PowerSurveillanceUrban isolation
  • The Battle of Algiers Film · 1960s

    The Algerian fight for independence from France. Revolution filmed as it might have happened.

    After-hoursLongingUrban isolation
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  • The Fame Music
  • The Fame Monster Music
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  • The Republic Essays
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  • The Sopranos Television
  • The Wire Television