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Cat’s Cradle: Like my predecessors, I’ll be brief
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 27, 2023Reflecting on 100 opinion pieces and sharing my experiences.
Benjamin Ervin
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Cat’s Cradle: The art of the gratifying ending
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 26, 2023Endings are difficult, but a good one always sticks out.
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Cat’s Cradle: Iron-clad hearts and finding the humanity in armored heroes
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 20, 2023How films maintain our interest with near impervious characters.
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Cat’s Cradle: Why we read Kurt Vonnegut
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 18, 2023Kurt Vonnegut pushes us to rethink the world with satire.
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Cat's Cradle: ‘Samurai Jack,’ a study in action
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 16, 2023Why we should study ‘Samurai Jack’ for use of narrative action.
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Cat’s Cradle: Why some horror films scare us until we laugh
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 14, 2023From humor to terror, how slapstick informs horror.
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Cat’s Cradle: ‘Mm..Food,’ a Savory Sampling of Songs
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 12, 2023MF Doom’s creative food-infused hip-hop album.
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Cat’s Cradle: How ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ became a classic
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 11, 2023Why ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ is a classic.
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Cat’s Cradle: The art of the single, adoptive father genre
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 6, 2023The narrative of mentor and pupils have been reimagined in modern films.
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Cat’s Cradle: Food as art in ‘The French Dispatch’
By Benjamin Ervin | Apr. 4, 2023“The French Dispatch” rethinks food on film.
