“The most frightening monster of all is not the sensational stuff of children’s stories," @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social writes of the Broadway play Giant, "but the propensity to monstrosity that lives within all of us”:
The Atlantic
Great piece by @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social
Many people "want to believe that those responsible for great deeds or good art are uncomplicatedly great and good themselves. And they want prejudiced people to be readily identifiable, defined by their shortcomings, and easily expunged from our collective canon and society."
Many people "want to believe that those responsible for great deeds or good art are uncomplicatedly great and good themselves. And they want prejudiced people to be readily identifiable, defined by their shortcomings, and easily expunged from our collective canon and society."
"Prejudice is often sustained not by the casual intolerance of the unwashed masses, but by the sophisticated justifications and permission structures devised by educated elites." I wrote about Giant, a Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish bigotry, and its uncomfortable truths. Gift 🔗:
"Prejudice is often sustained not by the casual intolerance of the unwashed masses, but by the sophisticated justifications and permission structures devised by educated elites." I wrote about Giant, a Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish bigotry, and its uncomfortable truths. Gift 🔗:
"Prejudice is often sustained not by the casual intolerance of the unwashed masses, but by the sophisticated justifications and permission structures devised by educated elites." I wrote about Giant, a Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish bigotry, and its uncomfortable truths. Gift 🔗:
A new Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.
Netanyahu turned his relationship with Trump into a selling point to his voters. Now it may be his downfall. I wrote about how Trump left Bibi holding the bag in Iran on the eve of an election that he and his allies were already losing. Gift link:
Netanyahu turned his relationship with Trump into a selling point to his voters. Now it may be his downfall. I wrote about how Trump left Bibi holding the bag in Iran on the eve of an election that he and his allies were already losing. Gift link:
"Prejudice is often sustained not by the casual intolerance of the unwashed masses, but by the sophisticated justifications and permission structures devised by educated elites." I wrote about Giant, a Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his anti-Jewish bigotry, and its uncomfortable truths. Gift 🔗:
A new Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.www.theatlantic.com
A new Broadway play about Roald Dahl and his prejudice captures uncomfortable truths.
ANALYSTS: Because the Knicks unusually built their team out of free agents signed to deals that finesse the cap, their championship doesn't provide any easy lessons that other teams can apply to follow in their footsteps
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