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...live: for example, that our planet is an undistinguished speck in an inconceivably vast cosmos; that all the hope and ingenuity in the world can’t create energy or use it without loss; that our species has existed for a tiny fraction of the history of the earth; that humans are primates; that the mind is the activity of an organ that runs by physiological processes; that there are methods for ascertaining the truth that can force us to conclusions which violate common sense, sometimes radically so at scales very large and very small; that precious and widely...
...most original, riveting sequence, we follow Chieko as she drops ecstasy in a park and dances with a group of boys in a packed discotheque. It’s disorienting, it’s exhilarating, and it’s terrifying with both strobe lights and Earth, Wind, and Fire’s “September” pulsing explosively. It’s masterfully shot and edited, and is probably one of the most accomplished, thrilling bits of cinema that American theaters will see this year. But these are ten minutes out of 140, and it does little...
...gulf between Iranian private and public life is an intricate skill that even adults here manage with varying degrees of success. Wearing masks or lying when required, all while keeping your core identity intact, is the daily business of adults who live in authoritarian societies. But how on earth do you teach children these skills? Is it possible, even, to raise an open-minded, healthy child in a culture that is fundamentalist and anarchic? That I have plenty of tolerant, sane friends who grew up here is proof that this can be done. But I'm not sure how high...
...only neurotic urbanites are willing to imagine what comes after; high and mass culture are on a postapocalyptic kick. Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is an unflinching tour of an America rendered barbaric by a fiery cataclysm that ends most life on earth. NBC's Heroes depicts Manhattan destroyed; on Sci Fi network's Battlestar Galactica, billions die in a nuclear attack. And the most unlikely fall hit, CBS's Jericho, has more than 11 million people a week tuning in to visit a Kansas town that survives a nuking that has incinerated untold U.S. cities (taking, presumably, your...
...Second, unlike Woodward’s “State of Denial,” “The Greatest Story Ever Sold” doesn’t purport to divulge new and earth shattering revelations...