A web series about a couple of Los Angelenas discovering love when they least expect it sounds less “groundbreaking” than stereotypical indie pitch. Yet “Her Story,” which debuts its first...
Jack the Ripper. Jeffrey Dahmer. The Black Dahlia. The Green River Killer. The Lindbergh Baby. We are obsessed with true crime and the killers that drive it, from the penny dreadfuls of the late...
This week, President Obama announced a sweeping series of executive actions to address the urgent need for gun reform in the United States, attempting to circumvent Congress since it refuses to act...
2015 has been an interesting and sometimes controversial year in the world of literature in English. (I am not equipped to comment on the rich and varied non-English-language literary scene, so this...
New year, new TV! Old standards are returning from their midseason break, but more importantly, there’s a fresh crop of television including midseason pickups and, of course, fall shows — while...
For the last month, we at Global Comment have posted a song a day of the best Christmas songs of all time. Now, here they are gathered together into one post, with an added Spotify list. What's your...
Today's calendar entry is - confession time - my personal all-time favourite Christmas song. I love all of the songs we've featured in the calendar but the reason I really love this one is its...
Humans have been enjoying poverty porn for millennia, and the West has refined it to an elevated art, with no nation more infamous for it than the United States. These consumers drool over pictures...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year--Christmas cookie making time! It can be hard for Justice Oriented bakers on a budget to bake Justice Filled cookies. While 'ethical' consumption (e.g.the...
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town has a solid claim to being THE original Christmas hit. Originally released in two formats in 1934 - vinyl and sheet music - it sold over 130,000 copies within 24 hours...
