'All the bright precious things'
I’ve often wondered at Lurhmann’s line and at this sweeping moment in his version of Gatsby.
Read MoreI’ve often wondered at Lurhmann’s line and at this sweeping moment in his version of Gatsby.
Read MoreIn our consumption of information, we like what we like, we follow what we like, and we believe what we like.
Read MoreHow do we know what we know? A blog series exploring knowledge in the digital age.
Read MoreSplendour is infused with extrinsic value, and made splendid by the attention we pay it.
Read MoreGorman tackles the ugliness of racism head on, in a modern lyrical masterpiece that fuses free verse with spoken word, winding the listener through ancient and recent horrors to conclude on a hopeful call to action.
Read MoreWhile Bridgerton is derivative, it is variously so; it’s a mashup of popular society narratives.
Read MoreThe phrase means ‘thus always to tyrants’, suggesting bad outcomes always befall tyrannical rulers.
Read MoreThese are just a few media moments etched in my mind following a momentous week in
the history of the US and the world.
A shameless executive branch, installed by an over-represented racist voting block, largely unchecked by a greedy and craven legislative branch, with a judicial branch set to gain a right supermajority with three justices to the far right, is a recipe for repealing rights and freedoms.
Read MoreThanks to social media and the current acceleration of identity politics, our engagement with self-styling is near constant.
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