Melissa J. Gismondi | The Walrus

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What Perks Does a Twice-Impeached President Deserve?

March 8, 2021March 10, 2021 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

Former leaders get libraries, Secret Service details, and intelligence briefings. But, after Trump’s four years of upending norms, the usual honours may no longer apply

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Living Rooms

You Can’t Run Away from Homesickness

November 18, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

What it means to miss home in our globalized, climate-changed world

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Film

Why the Wrong Movies Win Oscars

February 28, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Melissa J. Gismondi

Audiences are drawn to feel-good films like Green Book because they’re “based on a true story.” But movies that misrepresent and simplify history distort our understanding of the past