Culture
‘Nothing Compares’ review: Sinéad O’Connor doc boldly engages protest artistry and Irish history
September 30, 2022She’s known for is tearing up a picture of the pope, but O’Connor’s influence and artistry goes far beyond that moment.
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‘Bros’ review: A historic LGBTQ-led rom-com with bite in predictable territory
September 30, 2022The film has grabbed headlines for being the first major studio gay rom-com, and the first studio movie starring and co-written by an openly gay man.
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Collectivizing and yanking art out of its commodified prison: The ‘lumbung’ Documenta
September 29, 2022This two-part article will consider the impact of a monumental event in the art world.
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‘A Great Wilderness’ explores the world of gay conversion therapy without polemics
September 28, 2022A person’s basic orientation (with myriads of individual variations and nuances) is not like the choice to wear a blue shirt or a green shirt today: It’s now considered inborn.
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Working-class tribune Barbara Ehrenreich exposed inequality and capitalism’s positive thinking cult
September 23, 2022The late Nickel and Dimed author also laid bare the “positive thinking” industry that put a smiley face on inequality.
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