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  • 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 Godfather Film · 1970s

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

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
  • The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Music · 1990s

    Soul, hip-hop, and reggae fused into a deeply personal statement of faith, love, and independence.

    LongingIdentityPower
  • The Dark Side of the Moon Music · 1970s

    Time, money, madness, and death. The concept album as cultural monolith.

    After-hoursLonging
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  • The Bhagavad Gita Essays
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