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6 Masterpieces of Contemporary American Cinema: Neoliberalism through the Looking Glass
David Penner
As transpired in Weimar Germany, cataclysmic times invariably induce great suffering, yet they can also serve as inspiration for...
Modern Times and Ancient Truths
Edward Curtin
Eighty-nine years ago this month, the film Modern Times, starring Charlie Chaplin, was released. Considered one of the greatest movies...
Are the Dead Nostalgic?
Edward Curtin
I was asking this question recently when the nightmare of the Israeli genocide of Palestinians greatly disturbed my reflections...
Palestine Hijacked: How Zionism Forged An Apartheid State From River to Sea By Thomas Suárez
Edward Curtin
Much has been written in the alternative press over the past year about the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians...
A Voyage into a Complete Unknown Known
Edward Curtin
“Every time I ask what time it is, I get a different answer” Henny Youngman I don’t know about...
Reel Villains: Brief Encounter
Kit Knightly
In honor of the Holiday Season I’ve delved into my personal archives for more movie reviews, and turned up...
A Christmas Star Is Always Born
Edward Curtin
It is no different now. The yearning still gnaws. The night dark, utterly silent, Sky stretched endlessly back Into...
Revolutionising the Self
Colin Todhunter
Bindu Art School in Chengalpattu, a couple of hours by road from Chennai in South India, was set up...
The Season for Living
Sinéad Murphy
In October 2020, Bob Moran published a cartoon privately on social media. Bob was still employed by The Telegraph...
REVIEW: The Primordial Code – The Burning Essence
Carol Brouillet
Directed by Marijn Poels. The embedded video is the YouTube version, the film is also available on Rumble. Both...
Architecture is always Political – Part Two
Simon Elmer
This is the second part of a two-part article, you can read Part 1 here. When did new buildings...
Architecture is always Political – Part One
Simon Elmer
‘We would have brought architecture back to its proper calling, as the art of settlement, in which people build...
A Bizarre Kind of Executive Action: The Suppression of Epochal Documentaries
Edward Curtin
“The old lie: Dulce et decorum est /Pro patria mori (It is a sweet and fitting thing to die...
“People’s Choice”
Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson lives in the Northwest of the United States. He works in oil paints, and charcoals. A portfolio...
Patrick’s Endgame When Words Fall on Deaf Ears
Edward Curtin
“I use the words you taught me. If they don’t mean anything anymore, teach me others. Or let me...
The Face
Kit Knightly
The spooky season is upon us, and so I thought I would treat you (or trick you) to a...
What the “Shakespeare portrait” controversy can teach us about our relationship with reality
Kit Knightly
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is having the portrait of William Shakespeare removed from No. 10, according to various...
The Free Soul of a Genius: Kris Kristofferson
Edward Curtin
“He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as...
WATCH: The Rings of Prime II: Loose Canon
J R Leach
Nothing is sacred anymore. Attacks on tradition and the old ways come from every angle, and some of the...
WATCH: How ANDOR Exposes the Fragile Power of Tyranny
As surprising as it sounds, the Disney+ show ANDOR – a Star Wars spin-off – was going to be...
