Andres: In the Open Space Archives

Andres: In the Open Space

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Andres: Let me tell you what happened

I love stories. I love them in print, on stage, in film and on television. They help me find my way in life. Good stories

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July 27, 2020

Andres: An ageless, resilient Story

Last month many communities throughout the U.S. participated in Resilience Week, hosting activities and events about building resilience in individuals and communities. Resilience is the

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June 15, 2020

Andres: How disaster stories give us hope

In the last two months, my go-to stories featured disasters and dystopias. I watched the Hunger Games films, Contagion, 2012, the Insurgent series, World War

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May 4, 2020

Andres: Parasites, islands and tables

Parasite received much attention after it collected top awards at the Oscars last month. The film is an engrossing and fable-like story that lingers in

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March 23, 2020

Andres: Family dynamics

During the recent film awards season, The Farewell has garnered a lot of attention. A comedy-drama written and directed by Lulu Wang, the film centers

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February 10, 2020

Andres: God’s story will provide

Last month, Princeton University professor of economics and Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller published a book on narrative economics, which looks at how stories affect individual

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December 23, 2019

Andres: Hijacked by outrage

In a recent NPR story, “How Outrage is Hijacking Our Culture and Minds,” Shankar Vedantam reported on research by New York University psychologist Jay Van

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November 11, 2019

Andres: Retelling the Gospels

Earlier this year, the family-friendly streaming service Vidangel and Christian filmmaker Dallas Jenkins made Hollywood history after raising more than $10 million dollars in a

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September 30, 2019

Andres: No pawns here

Last month, Netflix released The Great Hack, a fascinating documentary focusing on the scandal that resulted after the revelation that British company Cambridge Analytica harvested

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August 19, 2019