Category: Culture/Media
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Book Launch: Puerto Montt
The Toronto book launch of Graeme Krupinski’s premier novel, Puerto Montt (Crowsnest Books, 2018). A short reading by the author, discussion by Matt Tracey and audience Q&A. Graeme Krupinski was … Watch video »
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The Lessons of the World Cup for our Victim Culture
That we are living in an age of victim culture is well-exemplified by an article recently published by the CBC suggesting that minorities “feel apprehensive about heading into the wild … Keep reading »
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The Stanley Cup Finals: Festival of Exploitation?
The Stanley Cup Finals have arrived. For ardent hockey fans and their proxies in the mainstream sports media, this is the triumphant culmination of an epic journey of athletic mastery … Keep reading »
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Another Stream of Martin Luther King’s Legacy
The Dodge Ram Trucks’ 2018 Super Bowl ad, harnessing the rousing oratory of Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to service, the “Drum Major Instinct” speech, to loving close-ups of 350-horsepower … Keep reading »
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Against the Blacklisting of Activists and Writers
The cancellation of a lecture by journalist Rania Khalek, who was invited to speak on the University of North Carolina (UNC) – Chapel Hill campus by Students for Justice in … Keep reading »
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Pray For the Dead
A Musical Tale of Morgues, Moguls and Mutiny Pray for the Dead – A Musical Tale of Morgues, Moguls and Mutiny, a new play for and about workers and unions, is … Watch video »
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Tanner Mirrlees – The US Empire’s Culture Industry
The US Empire’s Culture Industry Toronto — 20 October 2016. View on www.slideshare.net From Katy Perry training alongside US Marines in a music video, to the global box-office mastery of … Watch video »
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Corbyn’s Manifesto on Digital Democracy
Technological advancements have transformed our daily lives, and politics is changing too. The issues may not change that much – people want decent housing and decent jobs, they want access … Keep reading »
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Why Media Democracy?
That the North American media is dominated by corporate monopolies serving capitalist interests and squeezing out critical voices is to state the obvious. The state media in Canada – nationally … Watch video »
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Public Exposures
the art-activism of Condé and Beveridge Toronto — 28 May 2016. The Public Exposures symposium (May 27, 28, 29) brought together participants from diverse communities and working sectors – practicing artists, … Watch video »
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The U.S. Empire’s Culture Industry, at Large
“U.S. Empire’s Decline”: Spectre or Social Fact? For readers immersed in the annals of Empire, it is well known that the United States is no ordinary country in the world system. … Keep reading »
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This Is Not an Obituary: Listening to Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman died in June of a cardiac arrest on the same day as an infamous bad guy actor, Christopher Lee and legendary professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes. One can’t help … Keep reading »