There might be a prequel to The Shining in the works. I wonder if it’ll be more like this.
Here’s Johnny!
An Animated Crime and Punishment
Recommended viewing: Open Culture has tracked down two animated adaptations of Dostoevksy‘s work. There’s one of his short story “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man” “in full-on existentialist mode,” and slightly more ambitious (though dramatically abridged) short film of Crime and Punishment.
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Schools and Lunches from Around the Globe
Photographer Julian Germain put together an interesting slideshow of school classrooms from around the world. Related: school lunches from around the world.
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Supporting PBS
A handy infographic explaining why PBS, in the face of a resolution in Congress to eliminate its federal funding, deserves our support.
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An Examination of the Trauma Plot
The ways we write about trauma have evolved. "In a world infatuated with victimhood," Parul Sehgal writes for The New Yorker, "has trauma emerged as a passport to status—our red badge of courage?"
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