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In April of 2023, when I was fresh out of a Ph.D. program in philosophy, I was hired as the nonfiction critic at the newly revived books section of the Washington Post. The shock to my system was ...

Depending on who you ask, Green Book is either the pinnacle of movie magic or a whitewashing sham. The film, which took home the prize for Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, as well as honors ...