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Welcome to Marginalia, a selection of thoughts on things I’ve been reading and watching. Sometimes brand new, sometimes a classic.
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"Halt and Catch Fire": A hidden gem
In this edition of Marginalia, the best series you've probably never heard of.
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Matthew Morgan
"The Vegan": The Logic of the Stomach
In this edition of Marginalia, Andrew Lipstein's novel about language and its failures, machine learning and markets, and how to be good.
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Matthew Morgan
"Contact": Outer Space & Inner Space
In this edition of Marginalia, a film in which life from the stars tells us something about life on Earth.
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Matthew Morgan
"Hello, Bookstore": A Reader in Realm of Cinema
In this edition of Marginalia, a subtle and tender documentary about books and the people who love them.
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Matthew Morgan
"Asteroid City": A Road to Nowhere
In this edition of Marginalia, postmodernism as a cultural cul-de-sac, and whether Wes Anderson can find a way out of it.
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Matthew Morgan
"The Northman": "Are you not entertained?"
In this edition of Marginalia, a critical look at a film that’s not quite an action epic nor a thoughtful meditation on myth, though it clearly hopes to…
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Matthew Morgan
"Foster" & "The Writing School": Long Story Short
In this edition of Marginalia, I become evangelical about two books I wish everyone would read.
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Matthew Morgan
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