arts and culture
‘A Murder at the End of the World’: The big chill
January 3, 2024A clear-eyed look at how the structure of modern wealth and corporate power contributes to annihilation, rather than solving the bleakest of futures.
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Top 25 global series 2023: Frugality and austerity trump creativity
December 21, 2023Expect shorter series, fewer episodes and faster pulling of the plug so that the landscape begins to look more like that of already frugal budget-conscious series from around the world.
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Art is labor, so why aren’t musicians and other artists viewed as workers?
December 21, 2023In the 1930s, artists came to think of themselves as cultural workers and their labor activism exploded.
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‘Saltburn’ review: Dull rich people behaving badly
December 21, 2023It’s a film that attempts to say something profound but fails. Other movies are more worthy of your time and money.
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The (television) season of our discontent: Streaming and striking in 2023
December 20, 2023The year in the TV business can be broken into three parts.
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