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Abe Callard

Abe Callard

Abe Callard is a Chicago-based writer and filmmaker.

Articles

OK Boomer
Film

OK Boomer

Can a World War II-era movie about an old crank help with generational riddles today?

Abe Callard
A Million Little Boulders
Film

A Million Little Boulders

Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 1964 Woman in the Dunes is a subtly subversive film that mirrors our COVID-induced confinement.

Abe Callard
Theater of the Not-So-Absurd
Film

Theater of the Not-So-Absurd

Borat is back. But can he compete with the political theater that is Donald Trump?

Abe Callard

Richard Aldous

Host of "Bookstack," a weekly podcast of books and ideas.

Latest Episode

Richard Thompson Ford on Fashion, Law, and Social Change

Richard Thompson Ford on Fashion, Law, and Social Change

Featured Posts

OK Boomer

Abe Callard
OK Boomer

1619 vs. 1776

Daniel Chirot
1619 vs. 1776

Democracy Dies in Disinformation

Steven Feldstein, Peter Pomerantsev
Democracy Dies in Disinformation

Upcoming Events

Mar. 8, 2021: Michael Green with Adam Garfinkle on China through Japan's eyes.

Mar. 11, 2021: Yael Tamir discusses with Peter Skerry "Harnessing Nationalism for Liberal Ends."

Mar. 16, 2021: Minxin Pei and Larry Diamond discuss "The China Challenge: How Democracies Should Respond."

Mar. 17, 2021: Henry Sokolski discusses "Dr. Strangelove's New Passion: Killing Nations with Precision Missiles."

Mar. 25, 2021: Michael McFaul on his three-part series in American Purpose

Apr. 5, 2021: Roya Hakakian on her new book, “A Beginner’s Guide to America.”