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October in Autonomia
This month’s Autonomia features Greta Garbo, gays in film and a review of my stay at a small, downtown hotel inspired by capitalism, specifically the industrialist. A new series of reports about this summer’s assassination news is also in the making.
October’s Points in Pittsburgh showcases a new hotel which pays homage to capitalism and the men who made the city of bridges, iron and steel. I’m writing a review of The Painted Veil, an early cinematic adaptation of M. Somerset Maugham’s novel about infectious disease in China, for next week’s Wednesday with Greta Garbo. Miss Garbo gets a nod in the documentary The Celluloid Closet, the seminal film version of Vito Russo’s scholarly work about the history of gays in movies. Autonomia will soon post the first report of a new series—the most complete press reporting yet—on the historic assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie.
September on Autonomia features twin anniversary reviews of movies about government control. The first is a state surveillance-themed film led by Robert Redford. Read the 30th anniversary review of Sneakers here. The second is a police state movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Read the 20th anniversary review of Minority Report starring Tom Cruise here. Another Nineties film that’s the topic of review is the PBS documentary, introduced by the late historian David McCullough, about a 70-year campaign to rescue orphans by train.
My exclusive personal profile of Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease physician, Objectivist and OCON speaker whom I know and interviewed in his Pittsburgh home, was published in the Pittsburgh press. Read the article about Doctor Adalja here. If you’re interested in medicine, you can read the first and only review of this summer’s Objectivist Conference (OCON)—which includes a report and review of Adalja’s talk about vaccination progress—only on Autonomia. If you value Autonomia’s unique and comprehensive journalism, support the free and independent press and upgrade your readership to a paid subscription—prices are the same—and consider sharing this article, giving someone you value a gift subscription or commenting.