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Nixon in Extremis
The truth might've been stranger than Nixon's Nixon, a fiction about the disgraced president's final hours in office.
By Justin Hayford
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Politics Versus Values
In Gore Vidal's 1968 satire Weekend, a Republican senator faces a timeless dilemma.
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Torch Song Trilogy, Harvey Fierstein’s period piece about gay life in the late 70s, feels timelier than ever.
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