Art and the Clockwork Heart

Claude Sautet’s 1992 A Heart in Winter is a violin tale of a painful play, and an implausible repair.

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If it was Sapienism’s most prolific year, it's mainly because I’ve been troubled – even more than usual :-)

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The Kinks' Days can help us understand what Gaslighting is all about, what makes it so sinister, and what we can do about it.

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How Thanksgiving turned into a celebration of our capitalist cargo cult

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Reflections on the rise of Israel's radical rightwing government

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What our hands tell us about the origins of our humanity, and its nature... A tale for the Jewish New Year

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We should be aware of toxic therapists, some of them are our elected, authoritarian, leaders

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We can use Putin’s rhetoric on self-determination to end his charade, avoid further escalation, and start building a better world order

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Putin resumes Stalin’s war against Lenin’s self-determination

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