Global Left Midweek – April 30, 2025
Portside
Here, there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere
Here, there and everywhere
Global Left Midweek – April 23, 2025
Portside
Democracy not rearmament
tv
Emilia Pérez Is the Ultimate Unloved Oscar Nominee
Jacobin
Despite Emilia Pérez’s mixed reviews and poor audience reactions, Hollywood handed the musical 13 Oscar nominations in the hopes of proving its progressive bona fides. Then old tweets from its star surfaced.
film
Emilia Pérez Is the Ultimate Unloved Oscar Nominee
Jacobin
Despite Emilia Pérez’s mixed reviews and poor audience reactions, Hollywood handed the musical 13 Oscar nominations in the hopes of proving its progressive bona fides. Then old tweets from its star surfaced.
music
Chappell Roan Calls for ‘Liveable Wage’ From Record Labels After Grammy Win
The Irish News
Singer Chappell Roan has called on record labels to provide a “liveable wage” to rising stars after winning the best new artist award at the 67th Grammy Awards. She also called on labels to provide healthcare for those at the start of their career.
Global Left Midweek – February 5, 2025
Portside
Antifascism and social transformation
tv
How Black Doves Subverts the Gay Best Friend Stereotype
The Guardian
Ben Whishaw is Keira Knightley’s gay bestie in pulpy Netflix thriller Black Doves but he’s playing more than mere sassy sidekick
tv
Emilia Pérez Is a Regressive Movie That Thinks It’s Woke. It Will Probably Win an Oscar.
Vox
Could a movie musical about a trans Mexican drug lord be this awards season’s Crash?
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 3, 2024
Portside
The Great Purge and Resistance 2.0
Unease As Russia-Friendly ‘Queen of the Elections’ Aims for More German Poll Success
The Guardian
While some see Sahra Wagenknecht’s brand of left conservatism as a bulwark against AfD others see reasons to be wary. Some view her as a potential bulwark against the AfD, others point to its anti-migration rhetoric and Russia-friendly foreign policy
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