The Magic Lantern

Poe, Forevermore

Edgar Allan Poe’s life was stranger than fiction.

Oct 31, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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September 2025

America's Defining Moment?

We have gotten used to mimicking the internet’s shape shifting form.

Sep 25, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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Reintroducing Charlie

Exploring the life of actor Charlie Sheen through a new Netflix documentary.

Sep 23, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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July 2025

Absurdity of Reaction

Perpetual reaction leads toward the path of madness. (And not the creative kind.)

Jul 22, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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June 2025

SCOTUS Chooses to Protect Children

Yesterday’s Supreme Court rulings reflect the order of things.

Jun 28, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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Life of a Salesman

Chasing the American Dream: at the intersection of capitalism and religion.

Jun 4, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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May 2025

Identity Therapeutics

When everything is a disorder, nothing is real.

May 29, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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January 2025

Storytelling of Clint Eastwood

Eastwood’s newest film, Juror #2, is a moving exploration of the moral complexity of human life.

Jan 10, 2025 • Emina Melonic

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November 2024

The Way of the Pilgrim Artist

The artist's way is paved with contradiction.

Nov 22, 2024 • Emina Melonic

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September 2024

Dark Substance

Exiting the physical world has never been easier.

Sep 9, 2024 • Emina Melonic

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May 2024

Evil Under the Sun

Looking back at 1958 film, "She Gods of Shark Reef."

May 30, 2024 • Emina Melonic

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Friday Frames: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday

Seaside adventures of Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot

May 24, 2024 • Emina Melonic

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