Tag: Burning

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The famous Burning Man festival is currently suffering from massive rains that have turned the desert pop-up town into a pigsty of mud, garbage, high, and naked people — one death has been reported so far. There are currently “a little over 70,000” people stranded at the festi...

Writing about activism and politics can be difficult. Part of the gig is that you have an eye on what’s going on around the world, and a front-row seat to the news when things go horribly wrong. There are days when it feels overwhelming. Look, another wildfire. Look, another law that target...

Writing about activism and politics can be difficult. Part of the gig is that you have an eye on what’s going on around the world, and a front-row seat to the news when things go horribly wrong. There are days when it feels overwhelming. Look, another wildfire. Look, another law that target...

Writing about activism and politics can be difficult. Part of the gig is that you have an eye on what’s going on around the world, and a front-row seat to the news when things go horribly wrong. There are days when it feels overwhelming. Look, another wildfire. Look, another law that target...

“The Burning Giraffe” by Salvador Dali, is a painting created in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War, which depicts a burning giraffe as the centerpiece, with two distorted figures add to the painting. The painting’s most visually arresting element is undoubtedly the central figur...

Alan Parker’s film begins with such unsettling violence and chilling ferocity that we’re immediately settled into the world he presents. Parker’s depiction of Mississippi is that of a totalitarian society masquerading as a democracy. Of course, it quickly becomes clear that the ent...

The founder of the antiracism movement has admitted that it is discriminatory and racist, that in fact, fighting racism with more racism is its strategy. Therefore, that tenet of the philosophy underpinning the movement is not questioned, but taken at face value. It is supported by the writings, edi...