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Walter Benjamin has this notion of the angel of history and in a way that's paradoxical itself. We don't have angels in history anymore. We don't believe in these mythical creatures anymore.
Steve Stern
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Steve Stern
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: December 21
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