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Now showing — The Lonely City · 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
  • Songs in the Key of Life Music · 1970s

    Wonder's magnum opus. Sir Duke, Isn't She Lovely, and the most joyous double album ever made.

    LongingIdentityPower
  • The Godfather Film · 1970s

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

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Music · 1960s

    The concept album that changed everything. A Day in the Life and the studio as instrument.

    After-hoursUrban isolationLonging
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  • Songs in the Key of Life Music
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  • The Republic Essays
  • The Souls of Black Folk Essays

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