Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Watching Sinner and Alcaraz without rooting for either player

Lip-reading the players at the French Open women’s singles final

A good performance in an oral exam—and a great discussion afterwards

Past, present, and future in the moment of music-making in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners"

First Corinthians in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” and two novels by Toni Morrison

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” (2025) and Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” (2017)