realism
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Sergei Loznitsa’s “Two Prosecutors” works on two levels, as historical realism and as Kafkaesque allegory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
One central scene that employs magical realism to trace the history of Black music from West Africa through the blues to present-day hip-hop is a standout -- before the blood flows.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
They represented the two very different sides of his work as a production designer: the fantastical world-building of “Avatar” and the grounded historical realism of “Lincoln.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026
Ian Hacking, Larry Laudan and Andrew Pickering represent significant examples of people trying to avoid the pitfalls of both realism and relativism; I share that enterprise.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing realism
Power Suffix: -ism
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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Reading: Literature - Middle School
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