Culture
‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ exposes the greed of Wall Street and finance capitalism
January 28, 2022Was 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.
Read more‘The Thirtieth of January’: Crime and tragedy commemorated in a historical painting
January 28, 2022When 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.
Read moreNot so nice: A history of Canada’s imperialist handmaiden military
January 27, 2022Stand 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.
Read more‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’: Learning life’s meaning in the remote Himalayas
January 25, 2022What Lunana lacks in modern technical amenities it more than makes up for with majestic, mountainous scenery .
Read moreSidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
January 24, 2022Sidney Poitier was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.
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