Elegant Ramblings
Smart essays designed to make you think more deeply about the world around us
Displaying items 1-10 of 29 in total of Elegant Ramblings with the tag "arts and culture".
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Episode 31: Episode 31: Distributive Justice - Two looks at who gets what
February 9th, 2026 | 21 mins 15 secs
arts and culture, essays, philosophy
My quick look at questions raised in A Theory of Justice by John Rawls and Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick
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Episode 30: Episode 30: Oscar Update
January 7th, 2026 | 24 mins
arts and culture, essays, movies
Taking a look at what the Oscars can do to recapture some of the glory the show once had. Also, my top movies of 2025!
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Episode 29: Episode 29: Who will own the movies?
December 15th, 2025 | 29 mins 30 secs
arts and culture, business, essays, movies
My look at the possible effects of the proposed merger between Warner Brothers Discovery / Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery / Paramount
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Episode 28: Episode 28: How much is a metal band's catalog worth?
November 24th, 2025 | 26 mins 42 secs
arts and culture, essays
My look at the recent deal between HarbourView, a private equity firm, and the Nu Metal band Slipknot. Does it make cents?
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Episode 27: Episode 27: Movies are getting worse - why?
September 29th, 2025 | 22 mins 12 secs
arts and culture, essays
A look at the NYT list and what it says about the direction (and past) of Hollywood movies
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Episode 26: Episode 26: NYT 100 Best Films since 2000: The Good, The Bad, and The Bridesmaids
September 1st, 2025 | 28 mins 7 secs
arts and culture, essays, movies
My look at the recently published NYT 100 Best Films since 2000 list
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Episode 25: Episode 25: What's Wrong with Abundance?
June 15th, 2025 | 18 mins
arts and culture, book review, essays
My review of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book Abundance!
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Episode 24: Episode 24: Star Wars: A New Trilogy?
May 16th, 2025 | 24 mins 39 secs
#justiceforjohn, arts and culture, essays, fanfiction, star wars
I took a stab at creating a treatment for the first episode of a Star Wars trilogy that would have replaced the Abrams-Johnson-Abrams trilogy that we got
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Episode 23: Episode 23: AmeriCorps
May 4th, 2025 | 21 mins 30 secs
arts and culture, essays, government
My thoughts on the recent news of AmeriCorps shutting down and thoughts on the future of the program
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Episode 21: Episode 21: Overrated, Underrated, and Rated Movies of the Last 25 Years
March 18th, 2025 | 20 mins 1 sec
arts and culture, criticism, essays, movies
My look at 10 films that are overrated, underrated, or simply rated!