Three Identical Strangers – an emotionally devastating meditation on Nature vs. Nurture

If you can get past the annoying re-enactments, Three Identical Strangers is a fascinating and emotionally devastating documentary.  On the surface, it’s the story of three triplets separated at birth and reunited in their early 20’s.  But it resonates far and wide.

When I was younger, I very much leaned toward the Nurture side in the Nature vs. Nurture debate.  In college, I remember telling my roommate Marc that I had an aversion to bugs because — when I was a kid — I was trying to catch a...