Culture
Zap! Pow! Liberator Comics takes up animal rights
September 16, 2013The comic presents a powerful storyline involving animal rescuers, and info concerning the plight of animals involved in lab research and corporate farms.
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Progressive U.S. singer banned from entering New Zealand
August 15, 2013"You can't board that flight. You're not welcome in New Zealand."
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“Breaking Bad” belongs to pantheon of great, dark TV
August 12, 2013Breaking Bad has made a centerpiece out of the realities of class and economic vulnerability.
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“Elysium” gives sci-fi twist to immigration, health care
August 12, 2013Sci-fi is such a perfect microscope for examining contemporary problems!
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“Conduct of Saints”: conscience, crime, and Catholics in post-Nazi Rome
August 8, 2013Emanating from a small publishing house, this novel likely has no five- or six-figure advertising budget, and may escape notice. Make sure your local library gets it.
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