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Apr 16, 2021

DIY Rules for a WTF World: How to Speak Up, Get Creative, and Change the World
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Krista Suh took an idea and created a worldwide movement and symbol in just two months. The pussyhat...
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Trash Cinema: The Lure of the Low
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This volume explores the lower reaches of cinema and its paradoxical appeal. It looks at films from...

The Genesis of Roman Architecture
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An important new look at Rome's earliest buildings and their context within the broader tradition of...

Sherry
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Fully revised and updated for its sixth edition, this benchmark book recounts the exciting and...

Moon Hawaii
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Make Your Escape with Moon Travel Guides! Unwind on the pristine beaches of Maui, hike the famed...
Marketing Graffiti
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Radical and unique in its approach and presentation, Marketing Graffiti turns the traditional...

Lenard (726 KP) rated Blinded by the Light (2019) in Movies
Sep 2, 2019
Two things struck me about the film. The first is the costume for the father. With the exception of the wedding party which I will discuss in my second, the father is dressed in a dress shirt, tie, and slacks, sometimes a sportcoat. This is the traditional outfit of a 1st generation immigrant. Even though he works in a factory manufacturing cars, he still goes to work or out in public dressed like a successful businessman/financial advisor. There is a belief that in order to achieve success, you must dress as though you have already attained that success. The second is the connection to Bend It Like Beckham, Chadha's previous film, which had a lot more success in the US. There is the best friend's parent who accepts the protagonist quicker than their own. But I am talking about the wedding party scene. In both films, the family is having a wedding party and the protagonist has to leave because there is something urgent that they need to do (play in a soccer game, buy tickets to a Springsteen concert). Family members assist the protagonist to get away without the parents noticing and in each case conflict ensues that brings a feeling of abandonment from the immediate family.

Upside-Down Gods: Gregory Bateson's World of Difference
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Science's conventional understanding of environment as an inert material resource underlies our...
Jonathan Swift and Philosophy
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Jonathan Swift and Philosophy is the first book to analyse and interpret Swift's writing from a...