There was a period in the 1980s-1990s when neo-noir adventures, often parodies, sometimes tied up with comic books or fantasy stories, came out about every year, often directed by or starring impressive artists. Wim Wenders’ Hammet, Carl Reiner’s Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Steve Martin), Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Bob Hoskins), Dick Tracy (produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty), Dead Again (Kenneth Branagh), Cast A Deadly Spell, The Rocketeer, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) all come to mind. Then with the arrival of Marvel, all of Hollywood turned into that…
After 250 years of independence, the meaning of the American Revolution is still contentious. Coming so soon after the peak of woke hysteria in 2020, there has been a flood of bad history following the wake of the 1619 Project. As we celebrate the Semiquincentennial, it is the perfect time to reflect on the true origins of American independence. This means taking seriously the history of ideas. Socio-economic change, personal interests and prejudices, and pure dumb luck certainly played their part as they have done throughout history. But there was…
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