Black Panther

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The Trump presidency feels built to wear people down.

In refusing the restitution of stolen artifacts, museums ironically ask us to forget the crimes of the past while serving as custodians of history.

West's outlook, like that of the alt-right, claims underdog status as a way of selling an ideology of power.

Emilio Insolera's new film uses the underground history of sign language as the premise for a superhero thriller.

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