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For the Pentagon, films like Top Gun: Maverick are more than just a movie. They are a recruitment bonanza.

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Rank-and-file unionism, nationally, is taking center stage in many strikes and union actions across the country. “The labor movement was becoming hot, members were really getting activated and needed a way to organize and funnel that energy.”

What the film has to say about the exploitative nature of sequels is less interesting than how it positions its male lead.

The field is reckoning with a long legacy of racial exclusion, despite its universalist claims.

Pedro Almodovar’s new movie with Penelope Cruz is his most explicitly political.

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Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety. "A city that is vibrant and thriving has art right at the center.”

Aren't museums the rich donate to bringing art to the people? In fact, these days, the rich aren’t taking art to the people. They’re taking art from the people and plopping it into storage vaults that the world’s wealthy use to dodge sales taxes.