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The New Yorker on "Into Great Silence"

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Jeffrey Overstreet

12 Apr 2007
Filed under: On Movies & Media • The New Yorker • Into Great Silence

Into Great Silence is "ridiculously popular" in New York, according to a new article in The New Yorker. And when New York's only Carthusian shows up to talk about his order, things get even more interesting.

Revisiting The Dark Crystal

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Since I was 12 years old, The Dark Crystal has had a strong influence on my imagination. Looking back, I find that it seems more profound than ever.
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Escapes to Ladner, Vancouver, Port Townsend, and Nowhere Else: adventures in rest, reading, writing, cinema, and music

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Some travel journaling from my late summer excursions and escapes.
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First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

First impressions of The Odyssey — Part Three: a lack of enchantment

Here, at last, is the conclusion of my epic overview of Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster.
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