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The Point

Crime History

This, Too, Was History

The battle over police torture and reparations in Chicago’s schools.

Peter C. Baker The Point Feb 2019 35min Permalink

Everything Alright?

At three NYC comedy theater/schools, students and students-turned-instructors (a “benign pyramid scheme”) pursue the elusive simulacrum of human interaction that is longform improvisation.

Adam M. Bright The Point Sep 2010 Permalink

Arts Sex

Love in the Age of the Pickup Artist

What the great romantic novels of history can tell us about “seduction theory” and the cult of the pickup artist.

S.G. Belknap The Point Permalink