The Puerto Rican actress broke through in an industry shaped by unequal opportunities for Hispanic-Latin artists. More than half a century after her Academy Award, such recognition remains exceptionally rare. Hollywood. A dream factory, source of aspirations and opportunity for some, but historically a virtual closed shop for others. Sometimes […]
Culture
Anarchist and Muslim: Leda arrives in London
Journalist and novelist Cristina Rafanelli will present in London her latest book on 23 May at 6 pm as part of an international programme examining fascism, imperialism and political violence through historical and contemporary perspectives. An international series of anti-imperialist discussions later this month will include a presentation by […]
The soft power of storytelling
Hard power deploys brute force or makes manifest its capacity and willingness to do so. The soft power of storytelling does not command and coerce in this way but exerts its own form of dominance through its ability to script a particular perspective. Sean Sheehan Through the control […]
50 years of Argentina on film
Cinema as reckoning 5 decades after the Dirty War. As President Milei takes selfies with Netanyahu, a season of films reflects on the 5 decades that have led Argentina to where it is today. Abla Kandalaft / The Canary The dirty war and its aftermath The Argentine Film […]
Israel’s genocidal geography project
Israel’s genocide is being enacted on more than one front. The most brutal and horrendous way is by means of physical slaughter, evoking the Nazi genocide, and this is accompanied, in both Gaza and the Occupied Territories, by creating a new geography designed to replace Palestine and eradicate its cultural […]
















