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Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason To Avoid Emancipation

Shirley Li The Atlantic
If only Emancipation actually had a memorable message. Despite a committed cast and stunning cinematography, the film’s script is too blunt and the direction too ham-fisted to make it anything more than another rote entry in the slavery-movie genre.

books

Barbara Kingsolver – Making the Invisible, Visible

Dave Kellaway Anti-Capitalist Reistance
Dave Kellaway reviews Barbara Kingsolver’s latest novel, Demon Copperhead and reflects on her contribution to literary fiction. She is one of the best living writers of the socially engaged novel.

food

I’m a Restaurant Critic. Am I Fueling Gentrification?

Soleil Ho San Francisco Chronicle
Restaurant critics don’t talk about gentrification--a process whereby longtime residents of underserved neighborhoods are displaced in favor of more affluent ones, new businesses and amenities-but this critic discusses their possible role in it.

poetry

Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows

Majid Naficy
The Persian poet Majid Naficy still awakens at night, mourning friends and family, victims of the Iranian regime.
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