Author: Chuck
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Read-Only
I don’t know who needs to read this, but after around 15 years I finally have to admit social media was a mistake.
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Third Choice
Reacting to the Democratic National Convention, and reconsidering what it means to truly reject cynicism.
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One Thing I Love About Hamilton
We’ve been hearing such effusive praise about Hamilton for so long that I’m not surprised by how much I enjoyed it. But I am surprised that the ending had me ugly-crying.
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Museum of the Weird
Reading Rolly Crump’s book convinced me I’ve been wrong about Disney’s tension between originality and familiarity.
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Everything is Counterfactual
Changes to Splash Mountain reveal how a Disney-loving southern boy came to have false memories of his childhood
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Disney Blasphemy Featuring IPCOT
Second-guessing some truths that Disney fans hold to be self-evident.
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Hail to the Chaff
It’s no exaggeration to say that Trump is a genuine threat to American democracy. But I think a lot of us are responding in the worst possible ways.
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