The Magic Lantern Newsletter

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There was a time when we used to talk about “identity politics.” It wasn’t that long ago actually. It usually involved a discussion of academia and the impact of its ideological tentacles, permeating, it would seem, every sphere of our society. The only cultural discussion that existed somehow always revolved identity politics. It usually translated into the so-called “culture war” between the Left and the Right.

You wouldn’t think that one man can be plagued with a long and consecutive series of unfortunate events but it did happen to Al Roberts, one of the main characters in Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1945 film noir, Detour.