Culture
‘Loro’: A semi-fictional portrait of business titan and politician Silvio Berlusconi
September 19, 2019Excessive self-indulgence is the byword of Paolo Sorrentino’s new film Loro.
Read moreWill musical and film triumphs spill over into German politics?
September 18, 2019On August 24, the famed Berliner Philharmoniker (the Berlin Philharmonic) offered an amazing performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at Brandenburg Gate.
Read more‘Solid Life of Sugar Water’: A marriage in/of spoken and sign language
September 17, 2019Apart from the expertly timed and delivered performances, the staging alone is worth the price of admission!
Read moreWinnipeg General Strike pops off the page in new comic history
September 16, 2019This is a timely contribution to public understanding of the event which did so much to shape the working-class struggles of the 20th century, told in a way that reflects and amplifies the left politics which...
Read more‘Hustlers’: How strippers became unexpected heroes of the 2008 Wall Street crash
September 13, 2019The film’s deeply political themes highlight the multitude of ways in which the fallout of Wall Street’s greed affected everyone—including sex workers.
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