If a serious look at culture vindicates social conservatives in certain ways, it also helps explains why they've lost, and lost, and lost.
Maps reveal that bombers were instructed not to target the sea front, which helps explains why it was unscathed during the war.
That helps explains why, when Mr. Dunn was asked to present a premiere in the 92nd Street Y's Harkness Dance Festival this year, his emotions were mixed.
Richard and Mildred spent the next nine years fighting for the right to go home, and the film helps explains why this reserved, quiet husband and wife were so determined to return to a state that had tossed them out.
The promise of a prize and a better life for her brother helps explains why she tries out for the pageant, though Mr. Naranjo isn't big on expository details or character motivations.
This sort of direct physical contact helps explains why the original Blackie guitar sold for nearly $1 million — Mr. Clapton had played it extensively for more than a decade.
