Pre-Brexit Optimism in Basia’s London Warsaw New York
Sophisti-pop singer Basia's 1990 album, London Warsaw New York, speaks to a friendly pop-globalism and the spirit of internationalism that would lead to the forming of the European Union in 1993.
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Ian McEwan’s Brexit Satire, ‘The Cockroach’, Leaves Little to the Imagination
With his latest, The Cockroach, the otherwise masterful British novelist Ian McEwan proves that too much cleverness can kill satire.
Daryle Lamont Jenkins of Antifa Doc ‘Alt-Right: Age of Rage’ Isn’t Waiting for Approval
Jenkins, founder of One Peoples Project, tells PopMatters that contrary to the fear many Americans feel, it's actually life-affirming to talk about fascism and racism.
Lies, Wine, Sex, Death, and Politics in ‘The Party’
Sally Potter's jolly, short little stab of a chamber piece black comedy isn't as smart of a political commentary as it wants to be, but it's great fun nonetheless.
‘The Prisoner’ Has Superbly Outlived Its Original Context
Rogue filmmaker Alex Cox ties The Prisoner's island mentality and palpable "cupcake fascism" to current political events, including Brexit, in I Am Not a Number.
‘1997’ Explores Laying the Groundwork for Brexit and Beyond
Richard Power Sayeed's fascinating look at the optimism of New Labour and Cool Britannia in 1997, and the subsequent agony which followed.
Inane Political Discourse, or, Alan Partridge’s Parody Politics
That the political class now finds itself relegated to accidental Alan Partridge territory along the with rest of the twits and twats that comprise English popular culture is meaningful, to say the least.
‘Brexit and the British’ Examines the Emotional State of a Divided Union
With tempers frayed and friendships tested following the Brexit referendum, it's easy to lose sight of what it means to be British at all.
‘Pussy’ Is a Savage Satire in the Form of a Comic Fairytale
Howard Jacobson shows that Donald Trump may not be beyond satire, after all...
Fantastic Negrito’s “Working Poor” Is the Soundtrack to Summer of 2016
America’s working poor exist in a shadow cast by the harsh light of prosperity. Fantastic Negrito’s “Working Poor” speaks from those shadows, creates light within that space, and insists on being heard.