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A Pundit Loses His Head

An idea for a movie, a daughter who likes painting, and a crisis of faith.

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Shadi Hamid
Apr 10, 2023
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I have this idea for a movie. It is about a pundit who has views on seemingly everything and can be reliably counted on to produce them on demand. One day, he wakes up and finds that he has lost his ability to do so. At first, the pundit enters into a state of bliss and is struck by the sensation of “having no head.” Where ideas might have once been, th…

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