Review: The Big Meeting
Durham Miners’ Gala is an annual event that has been held in Durham every year since 1871. It is a celebration of mining in the area and the associated trade unionism. Many people attend the “big...
Category: Themes
Is Belarus distancing itself from Russia?
Russia is struggling to keep Belarus in its geopolitical orbit. Minsk, on the other hand, is keen on keeping as much of its sovereignty as possible. The two-decade-old alliance between the two...
Revisiting The Campaign: How a 2012 Comedy Foreshadowed Our Current Political Environment
Will Ferrell had a string of memorable comedies in the 2000s-2010s from the likes of Anchorman, Step Brothers and Talladega Nights. There are several other films you can probably list that he did in...
Must reads: super bugs, AirBnB, dementia, virginity testing, children
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Social media highlights of the week
We all spend much of our time buried in our phones, keeping up with what social media has to offer. But the good stuff can get lost in the mix. So we wanted to share with you some of the better posts...
Our ever-growing need for food banks is an indictment on our society
This week, the Conservative government declared another General Election, to be held in December, which they hope they will win and which, if they do, they will take as a mandate to force Brexit...
5 Newer Horror Anime for the Aging Otaku
Not to flex or anything, but I’m old enough to remember when admitting to enjoying anime would get you banned on any continent. I’m also old enough to realize now, in retrospect, that the level...
#WednesdayWisdom: The Donald J. Trump Haunted House
This blessed Halloween season, what do you get for the man who has it all? What do you get for someone who already has the presidency, a very exciting if a bit shaky interpretation of reality, and an...
17 Blocks: review
Premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it picked up the Award for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature Film, Davy Rothbart’s 17 Blocks is a compelling, two-decades-long look at...
Must reads: being 72, mourning, d/Deafness, Emmett Till, stolen baby
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