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Activist & Political · Asian · TV & Streaming · War

The Twilight Zone and the Culture Wars, Part 1. Remembering to Forget: History, Memory, and Trumpism in “The Encounter”

December 17, 2021

This is the first piece of a multi-part, long-form series entitled “The Twilight Zone and the Culture Wars.” The series spotlights several episodes from Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone and[…]

Essays · Historical & Epic · War

Manning Up on the North Shore: American Masculinity and the Early Surf Movies

June 21, 2018

. . . or how the first surf films helped American men get over the war and change their act * * * In the 1950s and early ’60s, a[…]

Historical & Epic · War

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk: Too Cute!

August 8, 2017

A particular issue is the degree to which the film departs from “fact.” Significant departures from the historical record, if they become frequent enough, are sufficient to sabotage any “historical[…]

Tagged: World War II

The Twilight Zone and the Culture Wars, Part 1. Remembering to Forget: History, Memory, and Trumpism in “The Encounter”

Manning Up on the North Shore: American Masculinity and the Early Surf Movies

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Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk: Too Cute!

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