Ceremony
Poetry Northwest
In the morbid world of coronavirus, Colorado-based poet Camille T. Dungy finds spontaneous happiness in a familiar song and dance.
books
Ballad of an American
Portside
This book on Paul Robeson is the first-ever to be presented as a graphic biography.
An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times
New York Times
Almost singular these days, the Times media critic does a salient institutional self-criticism of a wayward reporter and the indulgence of top management in fostering a string of poorly sourced when not fabricated international news stories.
film
'They Refused to Act': Inside a Chilling Documentary on Trump's Bungled Covid-19 Response
The Guardian
Totally Under Control recounts the early days of the pandemic in the US, revealing in clinical detail a disastrous federal response to a preventable crisis
food
Is There Such a Thing as Sustainable Beef?
Epicurious.com
With factory-farmed cattle responsible for huge greenhouse gas emissions, we wondered if grass-fed beef is a more climate-friendly option. The answer? It's complicated.
film
The Most Heartbreaking Part of Alex Gibney’s COVID Doc Is How Close We Came to Getting It Right
Slate
Totally Under Control takes viewers back to a time when the pandemic could still have been contained.
tv
The Women of ‘The Boys’ Reveal How The Show Is Changing Superhero TV
Decider
Showrunner Eric Kripke is responsible for helping mold The Boys into the surprising feminist showcase it has become.
books
Buying Nazism
History Today
In the early years of Nazi rule, the vagueness of much Nazi ideology enabled many Germans to see in Nazism what they wanted to see.
books
The International Brigades: Fighting Fascism in Spain
The Guardian
Hemingway, Orwell and a host of others have written gainfully on the International Brigades’ resistance to Spanish Fascism. The book under review, based on extensive interviews and deep research, is considered by the reviewer to be the masterwork.
tv
‘The Good Lord Bird’ Review: Ethan Hawke Delivers a Fiery History Lesson in Antiracism
IndieWire
Ethan Hawke's ferocious portrayal of abolitionist John Brown is the roaring engine of Showtime's rousing James McBride adaptation.
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