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July 3, 2022
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Squid Game is influenced by the horror of survival comics and real-life debt

The Conversation

Note: The following article contains spoilers about “Squid Game.” Is the Netflix Korean sensation Squid Game an allegory for late capitalism? The response to the show is similar to medieval morality plays that attempted to hammer home the […]

Entertainment

Spencer: how Diana became the popular culture princess

The Conversation

Despite being dead since 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, is once again the focus of much attention. This time it’s not due to the anniversary of her death or the apparent breakdown in her son’s relationship. Instead, the […]

Entertainment

Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change

The Conversation

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sobering “code red for humanity” report comes on the heels of months of devastating weather events around the world. Our front pages have been dominated by photos that look as […]

Music

How Aretha Franklin asserted control over her career, paving the way for female musicians

The Conversation

“I need a change,” Aretha Franklin says at one point in “Respect,” the new film starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul. “I want to sing what I want to sing.” For all her […]

Arts

Arts venues set the stage for wonder, the critical sense we need for post-pandemic innovation

The Conversation

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything, from how we work and shop to how we communicate and learn. Worryingly, governments have overtaken market forces in deciding economic winners and losers, with arts spaces ending up among the biggest losers despite well-documented evidence that the sector is […]

Entertainment

4 ways independent filmmakers can make the most of small budgets for big results

The Conversation

“Here are your handcuffs. Now, how would you like to wear them?” Each time I embark on a new low-budget independent film, this is the mantra that begins to play on a loop in my head. […]

Culture

Hip hop culture paves the way forward

The Conversation

Canada’s cultural institutions need hip hop communities now more than ever. I say this after working as a guest curator at one of Canada’s most significant art galleries — the McMichael Canadian Art Collection — […]

Music

Women in jazz still face many barriers to success – new research

The Conversation

There are are relatively few female musicians in jazz. Recordings led by women formed only one-fifth of the top 50 albums NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll over 2017 to 2019, and this seems to be a […]

Music

Lockdown delay: how music venues will be impacted by uncertainty over relaxing restrictions

The Conversation

As many as 12.6 million gig-goers attended live music events in 2019, generating £4.7 billion, according to industry body UK Music. With the arrival of the pandemic in March 2020, all of that was put on […]

Highlights

Audio cassettes: despite being ‘a bit rubbish’, sales have doubled during the pandemic – here’s why

The Conversation

Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show”, the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for exhibiting the next big thing in consumer electronics. In 1963, that was the compact audio cassette, introduced at […]

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