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I’m as aware as anyone else, I guess, of the cultural diffusion in 21st-century America. There’s too much stuff to see or hear, too little time, and no cohesion among groups. It’s not like everyone on my block is watching “Stranger Things” and I don’t know what you guys are watching in your neighborhood. We all have our stuff.

But I was still a little surprised the other day when I asked about “The Big Sick.” I was speaking to a small group, 25 or so people who were familiar to me and shared some of my interests. I mentioned the title and asked for hands, getting only blank...