Rivalries

From Renaissance Italy to Benin

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Rivals have been around as long as people have envied each other’s success. Sara Fisko found some places where rivalry is productive — and where it isn’t.

Special Guest: Paul Theroux

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Hong Kong Cinema

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Hip Hop’s Battles

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Renaissance Rivals

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Hong Kong Cinema

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The best heroes and villains are often reflections of each other, like Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty. Jocelyn Gonzales has observed this theme playing out in the martial arts films of China and Hong Kong. Besides making American action movies more exciting again, Hong Kong cinema has somehow combined Eastern philosophy with ferocious competition.