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The Industry of Righteous Spectacle
The Architecture of Cold Selection The images arrive without the dirt of the street. In the documentary NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, warfare is presented not through the trembling…
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The Moral Engine of Human Progress
The Modern Illusion of Youth Photographs and films from the middle of the twentieth century show a demographic picture that feels strikingly distant from our everyday experience. In classic cinema and television…
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The Twilight of the Solitary Hero
The Banality of Institutional Honor The ceremonial halls of Oslo and The Hague present a scene of careful order, with heavy curtains and polished wood designed to project steady authority. When an…
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Tom Yonashiro is a writer with a background in philosophy, religion, technology, and cybersecurity marketing. He writes to translate life’s complexities into meaning.