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“Hope and Rebellion Are Inextricably Linked”: An Interview With Author Anjali Sachdeva
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“Hope and Rebellion Are Inextricably Linked”: An Interview With Author Anjali Sachdeva

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 / 29 March 2018

"Some people would argue that writing stories about rebellious people is not actually an act of rebellion," says Sachdeva, "but I believe those people underestimate the extent to which we internalize a story that really moves us."

The Light within ‘Midnight Sun’
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The Light within ‘Midnight Sun’

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 / 23 March 2018

When the light can't be brought in, the light comes from within. Interview with the director and cast of Midnight Sun.

The Relentlessly Hopeful Comedy of ‘The Last Leg’
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The Relentlessly Hopeful Comedy of ‘The Last Leg’

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 / 16 August 2017
Political comedy is necessary these days. But hope is even more so. Thankfully, The Last Leg provides both.
Rethinking the Closure of the Asylums in the Age of Community Care
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Rethinking the Closure of the Asylums in the Age of Community Care

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 / 25 August 2016
Barbara Taylor's "bin memoir", as she terms it, tells a story of neglect, dysfunction, and failed expectations. She recovered; the mental health care system didn't.
Here’s Hoping Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ Isn’t an Instruction Manual
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Here’s Hoping Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ Isn’t an Instruction Manual

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 / 4 November 2014
What is it about Canada that incites apocalyptic narratives?
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Facing It: Living with Disfigurement in Marc Dugain’s ‘The Officer’s Ward’

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 / 18 June 2013