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Say what you will about ‘The Brutalist,’ but the movie featured a hell of a library. (‘The Brutalist’)On this week’s bonus episode, we let you know what’s on our bookshelves. Peter is reading On the Calculation of Volume, by Solvej Balle. Alyssa suggests checking out The Last King of America, by Andrew Roberts. And Sonny’s been reading Barry Sonnenfeld’… Read more

<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F209ea032-79a2-4624-80ba-328f17599676_1296x730.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Say what you will about ‘The Brutalist,’ but the movie featured a hell of a library. (‘The Brutalist’)<p>On this week’s bonus episode, we let you know what’s on our bookshelves. Peter is reading <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-the-calculation-of-volume-book-i-solvej-balle/21099074?ean=9780811237253&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer">On the Calculation of Volume</a></em>, by Solvej Balle. Alyssa suggests checking out <em><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-last-king-of-america-the-misunderstood-reign-of-george-iii-andrew-roberts/16423908?ean=9781984879288&amp;next=t" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Last King of America</a></em>, by Andrew Roberts. And Sonny’s been reading Barry Sonnenfeld’…</p>
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Some Weekend Reading

Here's the elevator pitch: It's "Left, Right, and Center" meets "Siskel and Ebert." Three friends from different ideological perspectives discuss the movies and controversies (or nontroversies!) about them. Featuring bonus episodes for Bulwark+ members.

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