arts and culture
China’s cinematic revolution on display at Toronto International Film Festival
January 8, 2024China has surpassed the West in many areas, and now it’s also gaining ground in the film industry.
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Revisiting DuBois’ landmark book, ‘The World and Africa’
January 5, 2024First published in 1947, the book remains a touchstone for anyone who wants to understand the modern world.
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‘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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