2015: The Year in Books
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...
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Five Shows to Look Forward to in 2016
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...
The Greatest Christmas Songs Of All Time – With Added Spotify List!
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...
Global Comment Advent Calendar 23: “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
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...
Why Viral Videos Of Poor Kids Are Just Modern-day Poverty Porn
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...
How to Bake An Ethical Christmas Cookie
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...
Global Comment Advent Calendar 19: “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” by The Supremes
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...
Global Comment Advent Calendar 16: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” by Michael Bublé
Today's calendar entry is one of the very few modern versions of Christmas songs worth adding to your playlist. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) was originally recorded in 1963 by Darlene Love and...
The State of TV Today
As 2015 draws to a close, television is falling into a bit of a lull, between shows taking their midseason breaks or wrapping up their short seasons. In January, programming will resume with crowd...
Global Comment Advent Calendar 14: “What Christmas Means to Me” by Stevie Wonder
Behind today's advent door lies a much happier tune! Stevie Wonder's What Christmas Means To Me is practically bursting with Christmas Motown joy. Released in 1967 on the Someday At Christmas Album...