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Tropical Fruits Forever

Diana Kruzman Ambrook.com
As the only place in the continental US where it almost never freezes, South Florida can support fruits usually only found in the tropics; thanks to new advances in plant breeding and growing interest from consumers, the industry here is booming.

film

Send Help and Sam Raimi’s Genre Movie Joy

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Are you desperate for genre movie escapist fun amid all this hell lately? Who isn’t? Sam Raimi’s Send Help is just what the doctor ordered.

tv

Heated Rivalry and Modest Fantasies for Monstrous Times

Helen Stuhr-Rommereim Jacobin
An obscure 19th-century Russian novel about love and class and a 21st-century gay hockey romance might seem worlds apart. But both Heated Rivalry and Molotov offer the same thing: small parables of tenderness and bravery in overwhelming times.

poetry

Revolutionary Letter #14

Diane di Prima
Nearly 60 years ago poet Diane di Prima offered witness to the stealth, courage and discipline required to resist a tyrannical government, lessons once again appropriate for activists and ordinary citizens.

poetry

For Liam Conejo Ramos

Beau Beausoleil
Poet Beau Beausoleil offers witness to the acts of courage required in this time of tyranny.

tv

Wonder Man Accidentally Became MCU’s Most Political Disney+ Show

Matt Morrison Superherohype
Government corruption and overreach are frequent themes in both Marvel Comics and the MCU. The same week the series was released, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) faced public heat regarding the actions and overreach of ICE agents.

New Year, New Crimes: The Challenges of 2026

Portside Moderators Portside
The murders of Pretti and Good. Venezuela. ICE occupation. In 2026, the wannabe dictator and his stooges are committing even more blatant crimes, aiming to divert attention from old crimes, sabotage the upcoming elections and avert accountability.
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