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Old Dogs & Rising Stars

Old Dogs & Rising Stars The New York Film Festival has been running for sixty-four years now, more than long enough to build up a stable of regular collaborators. Every year, some of these auteurs bring their latest films and their presence to Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall—and demonstrate how quickly, and how completely, moviemaking tastes can change. Over the past decade, the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has brought five features and two shorts to New York, including his late-career ...

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"A Genius for Institutions"

"A Genius for Institutions" Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, delivered the following remarks upon receiving the 2026 Commonweal Centennial Award at the Commonweal Benefit Dinner on October 5, 2026, in New York City. I cannot adequately express my gratitude for the honor of the Commonweal Centennial Award. It means so much to me because it speaks to my life’s deepest commitments. I accept the honor on behalf of the wonderful people with whom I have worked and those who have shaped my life, especiall...

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Gleeful Executioners

Gleeful Executioners Steadily declining support for the death penalty in the United States is a good sign. But 68 percent of Americans still say it’s morally justifiable for murder, and the number climbs to 85 percent among Republicans. Perhaps even more troubling is the tendency of some proponents to treat executions casually and the condemned with contempt or mockery. It is a strange kind of luxury in a country that should be questioning the belief that the killing of one person truly neces...

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