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What I Saw at the Movies

"I wasn’t a film critic or festival programmer or even an aspiring director. I was just an adolescent schoolboy and, in my parents’ probably loving description, a ‘weirdo.’"

The world without hegemony

As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come - by Manjeet S Pardesi & Amitav Acharya Read on Aeon

Aeon

A little ahead (vs. a little behind)

When we’re a little behind, we borrow to catch up. Perhaps we borrow goodwill and spend less time than we might on a project. Or we need some money to pay the rent, so we borrow against a paycheck. And a good night’s sleep is tempting to borrow from as well. The borrowing