Culture

‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ exposes the greed of Wall Street and finance capitalism

January 28, 2022 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Was it the French Revolution of Finance? Occupy Wall Street 2.0? A new documentary tells a David and Goliath story of the Little Guys vs. the Hedge Funds.

‘The Thirtieth of January’: Crime and tragedy commemorated in a historical painting

January 28, 2022 By Jenny Farrell

When Robert Ballagh found a growing need to make a statement on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, he felt drawn to paintings that had impacted him in the past.

Not so nice: A history of Canada’s imperialist handmaiden military

January 27, 2022 By Steve Lalla

Stand on Guard for Whom: A People’s History of the Canadian Military exposes Canada’s role as the handmaiden of imperialism—first of the British, then of the U.S.

‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’: Learning life’s meaning in the remote Himalayas

January 25, 2022 By Ed Rampell

What Lunana lacks in modern technical amenities it more than makes up for with majestic, mountainous scenery .

Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives

January 24, 2022 By Combined Sources

Sidney Poitier was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.