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The Canon Principle
Writing, Meaning, and the Shape of a Life When Music Changes the View When my wife walked through the church during our wedding, Pachelbel’s Canon accompanied her steps. I had chosen the music because it seemed naturally suited to the occasion. It was peaceful, dignified, and familiar without becoming ordinary. Its beauty did not demand…
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When Characters Begin to Live
When Admiration Does Not Become Conviction For a long time, I wondered whether my inability to appreciate Hideaki Anno’s films revealed some weakness in my own judgment. Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, and Shin Kamen Rider have all received considerable admiration. Their visual intelligence, cultural references, technical ambition, and unmistakable directorial style are difficult to deny.…
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The World Made Audible
The First Question Was Smaller Than the Answer The question began in a practical place. How does one become more articulate? It sounds like the kind of question that belongs to the world of books, training, public speaking, pronunciation, presentation, and confidence. There are indeed many books that promise to help a person speak more…
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The Room That Has Never Changed
James Allen, Timeless Prose, and the Discipline of Writing Toward Essence Entering a Room That Has Never Changed Every time I return to the prose of James Allen, I feel as if I am entering a room that has never changed. The world outside may be noisy, hurried, and restless, but his sentences seem to…
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The Books That Remain With Us
The Hunger That Short Reading Cannot Satisfy We live in a time of extraordinary access to written material. Every morning brings new articles, commentary, analysis, newsletters, social media posts, and recommendations. It is difficult to reach the bottom of any news feed because the supply never stops. Yet this abundance does not always leave us…
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