How Prophetic Was Gattaca?
Gattaca was prophetic, but not quite in the way Niccol intended.
George Schifini
· 5 min read
Cinema
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Quillette Podcast 38 – Jonah Goldberg and Aaron Siberium on the conservative themes of Avengers: Endgame
Listen onSpotify Toby Young discusses the conservative manifesto buried just beneath the surface of Avengers: Endgame with Jonah Goldberg and Aaron Siberium. Aaron wrote an essay recently about the final instalment of the Avengers saga for Quillette.
Quillette, Toby Young
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The Conservative Manifesto Buried in 'Avengers: Endgame'
If you haven’t seen Endgame yet—or if you take comfort in the delusion that Marvel is “woke”—stop reading now.
Aaron Sibarium
· 10 min read
What Light Does ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Throw on the Nature/Nurture Debate?
It seems fitting that twins (1) come in two types, (2) are fascinating at two levels and (3) enhance understanding of human development in two ways.
Nancy L. Segal
· 10 min read
Dragged Across Concrete—A Review
In a cultural moment that has seen reputations destroyed by a single tweet, each transgression can become the entirety of a person’s character.
David G. Hughes
· 6 min read
Don't Deny Girls the Evolutionary Wisdom of Fairy Tales
Yet, this is the sort of hysteria used to justify yanking away the wonderful fun of watching Disney princess films. Remember fun?
Amy Alkon
· 7 min read
Representation and the Communitarianisation of Cinema
Identity has become the locus of cultural value and representation the means of its transmission.
Oliver Whiskard
· 10 min read
The Apartment, Authority, and Consent
On a topic of particular pertinence to our own cultural moment, Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic is a fascinating artefact well worth revisiting.
Matthew Stahlman
· 10 min read