Three Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon

Three Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon

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Your Kids Aren't Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You. "With remarkable economy, they excel at the twin arts of visual and textual storytelling." [nytimes.com]

A look at the "Magical Negro" movie trope "in which clueless white characters depend on selfless Black helpmates", found in films like The Shining, Driving Miss Daisy, Ghost, and Soul. [theundefeated.com]

A brief ode to low expectations. [theatlantic.com]

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