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Forging Foreign Relations
The new movie Fjord, which won the 2026 Cannes Palme d’Or and has been praised by credible critics, asks engaging questions but is ultimately unsatisfying. This legal thriller written, directed, and co-produced by Cristian Mungiu tells the story of a Romanian engineer named Mihai Gheorghiu, his Norwegian wife, and nursing home caregiver, Lisbet, and their five children. Mihai and Lisbet, who are devote Christians, have relocated from Romania after Mihai’s parents died to Norway to be closer to Lisbet’s family. Mihai and Lisbet are suspected of child abuse by one of their kids’ teachers who also works for Child Welfare…
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The Day After Today
I, and apparently others, are relieved that the mid-term elections end today. I’m exhausted by the speculating prognosticators, especially when…
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Another One
I expected more fundraising chatter when I turned on WBEZ this morning and was surprised by the regularly scheduled programming.…
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don’t expect you to save the world I do think it’s not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect.”
–Nikki Giovanni