Woman at War
“One of the first conditions of happiness,” wrote Leo Tolstoy, “is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” Icelandic filmmaker Benedikt Erlingsson might have had this sentiment in mind when he made his latest film, Woman at War, an ecological thriller second to none.
Adrienne Rich: Unclenching the Imagination
Joseph Conrad once remarked, “To snatch in a moment of courage from the remorseless rush of time, a passing phase of life, is only the beginning of the task.” Arguably, he failed to complete the task. The racism evident in his famous novella Heart of Darkness, notwithstanding its critique of imperialism, is an illustration of the point.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Music Is a Beautiful Thing
Breaking the mould is a phrase often encountered when people talk about a paradigm shift in some sphere of human activity. Doing something, in other words, in a completely new or original way. And it’s become the phrase of choice for the vacuous, centrist politicians who periodically seek to challenge the political status quo. Usually resulting in their ignominious disappearance from the political firmament.