Aaron Mesh

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“Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough,” says a character in the film classic Chinatown. Reviewer Aaron Mesh concludes that movies have been around long enough to join the list.

Vanity Projects

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I loved the movies, and I loved Roger Ebert.

The Natural

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Aaron Mesh on Hollywood's controversial attempts to portray the last days of Jesus Christ on film.

Hollywood's Crucifixion

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Americans have long used poker, a homegrown game, to define the kind of people they want to be: shrewd, bold, unflappable, and streetwise. 

Card Studs

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Correcting misconceptions about America's Christian colleges. 

Jesus College

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The "Johnson treatment" meets the "Kennedy mystique" in Robert Caro's latest installment on Lyndon Baines Johnson.