Culture
“Embrace of the Serpent”: Odyssey into Amazonian “heart of darkness”
November 10, 2015Inter-species interaction between outer space aliens and human beings has long been a staple of the science fiction genre.
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“Moby-Dick”: Melville’s masterpiece gets an operatic treatment
November 2, 2015Although it has some fishy alterations, this is a mind-blowing production.
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Alda’s “Passage”: Music and environment, Cascadian style
October 29, 2015Not a band to mince words, Alda is the latest 'green' black metal artist that is lamenting the destruction done to nature.
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“99 Homes” : shelter skelter
October 29, 2015Writer Director Ramin Bahrani has effectively recast hell as the foreclosure real estate market.
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“Soul Food Junkies” sheds light on food-based apartheid in the U.S.
October 29, 2015The film shows how impoverished communities are attempting healthier lifestyles by growing their own food and advocating for access to high quality supermarkets.
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