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Where have all the comedians gone? Just asking…
February 13, 2023The U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has prompted a default line in many places in Western societies but none more prominent perhaps than in comedy, where comic heroes and satirists of the past have...
Read more‘Three Pines’: A long shadow
January 3, 2023Amazon Prime’s Three Pines mini-series is framed by and rooted in the long shadow of the horrific atrocities committed on the Indigenous population of the Sûreté du Québec.
Read more‘Nothing Compares’ review: Sinéad O’Connor doc boldly engages protest artistry and Irish history
September 30, 2022She’s known for is tearing up a picture of the pope, but O’Connor’s influence and artistry goes far beyond that moment.
Read moreKorean series ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ challenges assumptions about autism and ability
September 8, 2022Woo is extraordinary as she is not only the brightest star in her graduating class from Seoul National University, but she is also a high functioning autistic.
Read more‘Under the Banner of Heaven’: Hell on Earth
June 16, 2022Hulu’s new television series Under the Banner of Heaven is a powerful reconsideration of fundamentalist religion.
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