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Mentioned in 33 episodes

Vineland

Book • 1990
Vineland is set in 1984 and follows Zoyd Wheeler and his daughter Prairie as they navigate a world where the counterculture of the 1960s has faded under the pressures of Reagan-era authoritarianism.

The novel critiques the decline of revolutionary ideals and explores themes of identity, belonging, and the impact of societal expectations.

It features a complex web of characters and subplots, blending humor with biting social commentary.

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Mentioned in 33 episodes

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Marc Andreessen
as a Thomas Pynchon novel, about the Days of Rage and the Weather Underground.
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Alissa Wilkinson
as a Reagan era novel loosely adapted into the movie "One Battle After Another".
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Mentioned as inspiration for the movie, which is set in Reagan's America about 1960s revolutionaries.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Is a Modern Masterpiece, With Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson!
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Nick Gillespie
as the 1990 novel by Thomas Pynchon that the movie One Battle After Another is based on.
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Amanda Dobbins
when discussing her summer reading plans.
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The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’
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Zach Lowe
as something he read over the summer in preparation for a PTA movie.
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Michelle Goldberg
as the inspiration for the film 'One Battle After Another'.
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‘If You Don’t Want This Consequence, Don’t Vote for Republicans’
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Alexandra Schwartz
as the 1990 novel by Thomas Pynchon on which the movie "One Battle After Another" is based.
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One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another
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Marc Maron
as the book that Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie, “One Battle After Another,” is rooted in.
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Episode 1680 - Christopher Guest
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Chris Ryan
while discussing the pronunciation of Thomas Pynchon's name.
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