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This week in podcapping, “Overdue” delves into the difficult dynamic of a problematic writer producing entertaining literature, while “The Bechdel Cast” discusses the role of mediocrity in women’s representation.
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It seems obvious that a film featuring child soldiers, genocide and a white guy with Maori face tattoos would spark controversy. What is less obvious about Gavin Hood’s adaptation of “Ender’s Game,” a 1985 science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, however, is the reason for the debate surrounding the
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“Psycho” with the San Francisco Symphony In a season so saturated with sinister behavior and shamelessness, perhaps a touch of class is needed. On Wednesday, the San Francisco Symphony will be accompanying Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror movie “Psycho.” Despite being an auteur, Hitchcock gave the soundtrack 33 percent of the
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The book: “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card Suggested for: Anyone who likes intelligent science fiction and plans on seeing the movie this fall. Clog rating: While Berkeley is full of intelligent people, some of whom may have even skipped a grade or two, there is nothing quite like the
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