Nina Munteanu

In Chapter Three of his exquisite book, “The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation”, Matt Ridley recounts the tale of Tosca, the heroine of Puccini’s opera of the same name. Faced with the terrible dilemma of her lover Cavaradossi condemned to death by Scarpia, the police chief, she is offered a [...]

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Now, before you go have a bird and laugh me off the blogosphere, just hear me out…Well, after I tell you what I thought of the latest Bond motion picture, Casino Royale, that is…

This motion picture, directed by Martin Campbell (Goldeneye) created a dichotomy in my family and in my movie-going community: one side was [...]

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