Summary: Segments originally recorded March 29th, April 30th, and July 19th. Heroes Park monument, memorial, and the Superman statue.<br> Answers, insights, and commentary on:<br> <br> * Motif of monuments, memorials, and memory throughout the film<br> * The Superman statue as political expedience<br> * A scar on the city<br> * National September 11 Memorial parallels<br> * Remember the city as it was, incorporating the city<br> * Impact of Vietnam Veterans Memorial<br> * Maya Lin's design, intention, and overcoming criticism<br> * The certainty of youth<br> * Chronological listing of names<br> * Names as a meaningful abstraction<br> * Symbols of the Wall<br> * Criticism over abstraction and ambiguity<br> * Critics can turn anything into a controversy<br> * Critics upset over the unexpected and unconventional<br> * Public grieving changed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial<br> * Accessibility of art beyond the directly connected and invested<br> * Interpretation and understanding increasing appreciation of art<br> * Benefits of wonder and awe<br> * The pose, humility, and abstraction of the statue<br> * Do heroes have to be known or perfect to get a monument?<br> * Wallace Keefe's objections to the statue<br> * Monuments versus the fluidity of history<br> * Keefe's arrest as the central statement<br> * Superman's feelings about the statue, being put on a pedestal<br> <br> …and much more!<br> <br> Sorry, I don't have access to Doc's notes. He'll update the show notes with links after Suicide Squad.<br> <br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2aGrKTw">Time Out Shortlist Metropolis & Gotham</a> | Dan Wallace (editor)<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/2aB0Ixn">Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film</a> | Peter Aperlo<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxjTxxQUTs">Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1982</a> | Smarthistory<br> <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/story/american-icons-the-vietnam-veterans-memorial/">American Icons: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial</a> | Studio 360<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqlykfcCDZ8">Maya Lin and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial</a> | Rear Window<br> <a href="http://www.npr.org/2016/07/19/485142824/what-science-says-about-taking-a-great-vacation">Hidden Brain: Great Vacations and Awe</a> | NPR<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Rc0OfEkRE">Heroes are good - let's make statues of them</a> | Nikolas Lloyd<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1pGJPMp9fY">ISIS destroys ancient artifacts in Mosul</a> | CBS<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ZZ5knrYUY">A History of Controversial Monuments</a> | Eveline van Rijswijk<br> <br> Web: <a href="http://www.manofsteelanswers.com" target="_blank">ManOfSteelAnswers.com</a><br> Twitter: <a title="@mosanswers" href="http://twitter.com/mosanswers/" target="_blank">@mosanswers</a><br> Subscribe: <a title="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/man-steel-answers-insight/id920711642">iTunes</a> / <a title="RSS" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ManOfSteelAnswers" target="_blank">RSS</a> / <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=54386&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> / <a title="YouTube" href="http://www.youtube.com/mosanswers" target="_blank">YouTube</a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/ManOfSteelAnswers" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"></a><br> Proud member of the <a href="http://www.supermanpodcastnetwork.com/">Superman Podcast Network</a>!<br> <br> 8/8 - Thanks to H.H. for publishing the episode and moderating the site!
