Amenities articles
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Where, Now, the Big Dream? An Amen for Ambivalence
No symbolic system [i.e., basis for culture] in history has been able to rival religious faith, which forges a bond between the routine behavior… of individuals and ultimate, imperishable truths. It’s the most enduring, deep-rooted universal form of popular culture that history has ever witnessed…. – Terry Eagleton, Where Does Culture Come from? London Monthly Review 4/25/24 More
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Rockets Guard Amen Thompson Named To All-Rookie Second Team
While he missed 20 games, it was an impressive rookie campaign for Rockets guard Amen Thompson.
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To Amen Dunes and Patti Harrison, Comedians and Musicians Are Kindred Spirits
On his first album in six years, "Death Jokes," Dunes interpolates stand-up samples from Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce. In conversation, he told Patti Harrison why comedians are like "social irritants."