arts and entertainment
‘Killing It’: Before it kills us!
February 8, 2024One of the most trenchant recent critiques of late capitalism is Killing It, a droll television comedy show about killing Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.
Read more‘De Organizer’ and ‘The Dreamy Kid’: Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas
February 1, 2024Naxos has just dropped on the world a revelation of what authentic Black opera could look and sound like, with one complete short opera, De Organizer.
Read more‘Canto’ by pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn pays homage to Chilean Resistance
January 26, 2024Susan Alcorn has carved out a multi-sided musical career for herself focusing on her main instrument, the pedal steel guitar.
Read more‘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.
Read moreTop 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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