Analysis
Black-themed films lead Progie nominations
January 16, 2014Riding a wave of black-themed films, movies about slavery, apartheid, and police repression dominate this year's nominations for best progressive films.
Read moreAmiri Baraka: 1934 – 2014
January 16, 2014"He did for the English syntax what Monk did with the chord. He was an original."
Read more“American Hustle” is not a masterpiece, it’s just a lot of fun
January 16, 2014"American Hustle" isn't an art experience; it isn't a universal story and it won't change your life or your attitude. It's only what movies are made to be: fun.
Read more“GroKo” Politics – No real change for Germany
January 15, 2014Some have suggested the German "Word of the Year" should be "whistleblower" - in the escalating Denglish language here breezily called "Neu-Deutsch" ("New German").
Read morePolitical jailings, killings mount in Colombia
January 15, 2014Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, Leiton's life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong.
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