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The Annihilation of Bruce Wayne

Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne (Image Credit: Warner Bros.)

How the Batman Becomes a Popular Avenger I knew I’d love The Batman about thirty minutes in when Robert Pattinson (as Bruce Wayne) locks eyes with the mourning son of Gotham City’s slain mayor. It’s a weighted moment, heavy with meaning but free of the excessive, drawn-out cinematic melodramatics typical of Zach Snyder’s DC takes….

Does the Commentary Class Know that Multiple Things Can Be True at the Same Time?

George Floyd protest, Columbus, OH (Credit: Paul Becker, Wikimedia Commons)

On the strange “either/or”-ism in the wake of George Floyd’s murder It’s been over a week since George Floyd was senselessly killed by (now former) Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Despite the lockdown and social distancing measures invariably enforced around the globe, protests sprang up in Floyd’s community and in over 100 cities worldwide. Riots, looting, and vandalism also…

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