While there are perfectly placed callbacks for returning fans, ‘A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ can stand on its own for viewers who are new to the ‘Hunger Games’ franchise.
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The Myth of the Modern Martyr
For my penultimate column, we’re going to time travel. Why? Because, unfortunately, all that’s old is new again. (And also it was better than other suggestions like settling scores and relitigating the 2016 Democratic primary). It’s the early 2010s. Suzanne Collins has just dropped what will be a new kind of Bible for the children…
