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When objectivity is impossible, and other media mishugas

Tolkien fans see red over casting choices, and more hot flashes from babble-on media

Tsunami of disinfo, Musk on the prowl, and other media moments

Before copaganda became widely televised in shows like “Law & Order,” police were more accurately portrayed as abusers of power.

Reader Comments: War in Ukraine; Take Action - Support Peace Talks Now!; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Senate hearing; "The Godfather"; Labor Secretary Who Is Pro-Labor?; Labor and the Russian War on Ukraine WebinarRudy Lozano; more....

As Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece hits the half-century mark, it’s time we stared a little harder at the men the film celebrates. Because heroes they’re not.

War rocks the media

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

Reader Comments: Islamophobic Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar; Broken Healthcare System; Chile; Haiti; Nicaragua; Kellogg's Strike; Public Art; Queer Films; World Inequality Report; more....

Reader Comments: Abortion Rights; Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex; Disastrous Drug War; Robots; Art and Culture Under Billionaire Assault; Reds-The Movie, lots of comments; Race and 1776; Books;