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Now showing — Universe · 5 works

  • White Oleander Books · 1990s

    Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons t...

    PowerMemoryMigration
  • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage Television · 1980s

    Thirteen episodes of wonder. Sagan's tour of the universe established science documentary as philosophical inquiry.

    IdentityPowerSurveillance
  • Four girls journey to Antarctica. Friendship, loss, and the courage to leave.

    MemoryMigrationFolklore
  • The Power of Myth Essays · 1980s

    *The Power of Myth* launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the spheres." With Bill Moyers, one of America's most p...

    PowerFolkloreModernity
  • Vespertine Music · 2000s

    Music boxes, choirs, and laptop intimacy. Domestic space as sonic universe.

    After-hoursLonging
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