Language and memory collide in quiet drama – Blogging Sole

Language and memory collide in quiet drama

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Joan Didion’s oft-quoted quote about how we tell ourselves stories for a living presupposes that you can and will use the tools to tell yourself that very story. But what happens when language fails you? What happens when fractures risk preventing you from speaking what could help you live? Writer-director Anna Baumgarten’s film Fluency addresses … Read more

“Mornings Memory”: revisiting “doublespeak” and the Iran-Contra affair Blogging Sole

“Mornings Memory”: revisiting “doublespeak” and the Iran-Contra affair

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“Mornings Memory”: Revisiting “doublespeak” and the Iran-Contra Affair – CBS News Watch CBS News “Morning Memories” takes us to 1987, when top Reagan officials were indicted after their attempts at “doublespeak” during the Iran-Contra hearings failed. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events and exclusive reports. Not now To … Read more