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‘Pieta (after Delacroix),’ by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
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Marie Glancy O’Shea
Looking at the Van Goghs we see a few parallels with the Holy Family, who knew humiliation and repudiation.
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in a scene from ‘La Dolce Vita’ shot in the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
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Stephen G. Adubato
Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” scandalized Italian audiences. But it was a group of Jesuit priests who were determined to offer a more nuanced interpretation of the film.
A historical photo of the Italian opera composer Giacomo Puccini seated at a piano.
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Christopher Sandford
Giacomo Puccini, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly,” has been called the world’s most popular songwriter, and with good reason.
C.S. Lewis (Wikimedia Commons)
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Colm O’Shea
There have always been false prophets, but now we have something else: artificial ones.
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Jake Martin
Rife’s humor of the quick, off-the cuff variety is best suited to these more conversational modes of presentation. He is lucky that he has a gift for improvisation and interacting with crowds, because his straight up standup is pedestrian.
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William Gualtiere
In "Batman: The Caped Crusader," we explore the mystery of heroism.