Mark Satta, Wayne State University On March 2, 2023, Tennessee became the first state to enact a law restricting drag performances. This law is part of a larger push by Republican lawmakers in...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our brains - and souls - need but that it's easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and...
Starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the post-apocalyptic series, The Last of Us has become a commercial and critical phenomenon. The HBO drama brings to life one of the best video game stories of...
The film director Akira Kurosawa was often called The Emperor. In Ran, we only need to bear witness to the demonic majesty that depicts the slaughter of Lord Hidetora Ichimonji’s retinue on the...
When it comes to the aesthetics of the apocalypse, human beings have always dreamed vividly about the end of the world. I like to think that this is because we are a world unto ourselves. Awareness...
Jane E. Kirtley, University of Minnesota Can Americans be jailed for making fun of the government? Most would respond with a resounding “No, of course not! The First Amendment protects us from...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our brains - and souls - need but that it's easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and...
One year after the Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the so-called special military operation in Ukraine, the Eastern European nation is firmly backed by the entirety of Western civilization,...
After a February full of premieres and popular seasons, with releases like Hello Tomorrow! produced by Apple TV Plus, or the sequel to Carnival Row available on Amazon Prime Video, we are ready to...
Alex Nurse, University of Liverpool; Alessia Calafiore, The University of Edinburgh, and Richard J. Dunning, University of Liverpool Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as...
