In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Harry Potter and the First Time Readers - Introduction
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Lizzy and Jon are diving into Harry Potter! It's Lizzys second time reading, although she's forgotten so much that it might as well be her first time reading, and it very brilliant with how she sees Harry Potter. Coming from someone who reads it every year, Jon has had his mind changed more about certain things in the short time Lizzy has taken to read this series, than by anyone else who has read these books. She argues her points very convincingly and it's a fun season! So join Jon and Lizzy for some ethical questions on dementors, some doubts about whether Dumbledore truly is good, and some good debates about things that have never come up before in Jon's Harry Potter readings.
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Lizzy and Jon are diving into Harry Potter! It's Lizzys second time reading, although she's forgotten so much that it might as well be her first time reading, and it very brilliant with how she sees Harry Potter. Coming from someone who reads it every year, Jon has had his mind changed more about certain things in the short time Lizzy has taken to read this series, than by anyone else who has read these books. She argues her points very convincingly and it's a fun season! So join Jon and Lizzy for some ethical questions on dementors, some doubts about whether Dumbledore truly is good, and some good debates about things that have never come up before in Jon's Harry Potter readings.
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