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‘Babylon Berlin’ and German fascism; ‘Superstore’ and the age of Amazon

28 April 2020 / 310

Dennis Broe reviews more series TV, from Germany and from the U.S. Image above: military fascists in Weimar Berlin Season three of the German megaseries Babylon Berlin... Continue reading

Dennis Broe

TV, internet and other media

The Deadly Facade Of ‘Democracy’

19 February 2020 / 276

David Cromwell analyses the way that autocratic, runaway capitalism has corrupted the mainstream media, and why there will not, and cannot, be major changes in society without genuine... Continue reading

David Cromwell

TV, internet and other media

After Life

8 July 2019 / 333

Tony McKenna reviews After Life, the new black comedy-drama written by Ricky Gervais for Netflix Ricky Gervais has two seminal qualities which make him a wonderful writer. ... Continue reading

Tony McKenna

TV, internet and other media

The Voices

19 April 2019 / 301

The Voices by Jim Mainland, with images by Peter Long The voices arrived every morning. In fact, I often seemed to wake to their jibber-jabber. They weren’t the... Continue reading

Jim Mainland

TV, internet and other media

Don’t just stop the wheel, break it! Feudalism, capitalism and revolution in Game of Thrones

12 April 2019 / 274

Sean Ledwith reviews Game of Thrones The trailers have been scrutinised down to every second of footage. The stars have conducted their interviews in the form of... Continue reading

Sean Ledwith

TV, internet and other media

Facebook and why we should all own it

6 February 2019 / 267

Paul Tims, our regular Culture Punch columnist, sums up the problems with Facebook and calls for an end to private ownership of such an important means of... Continue reading

Paul Victor Tims

TV, internet and other media

Reds Behind the Sofa: The Radical Politics of Doctor Who

1 October 2018 / 392

As we get ready for the next series of Doctor Who, Sean Ledwith praises a show which regularly features forces of emancipation outwitting forces of oppression. This... Continue reading

Sean Ledwith

TV, internet and other media

The media, manipulation, and democratic cultural policies

4 May 2018 / 285

Martin Cloake discusses issues around media manipulation and self-censorship, ownership, and the questions for a progressive cultural policy on the media to address. On the morning after... Continue reading

Martin Cloake

TV, internet and other media

A people’s algorithm? Facebook and the rise of surveillance capitalism

17 April 2018 / 340

Tom Walker discusses how corporate profiteers are capturing a vital social resource – information about ourselves. How can we de-commodify our everyday lives and even our resistance?... Continue reading

Tom Walker

TV, internet and other media

Peaky Blinders and the Real Jessie Eden

14 February 2018 / 343

Graham Stevenson reports on the recent Real Jessie Eden event in Birmingham, including Dave Puller’s new poem on Jessie. Over 60 people crowded into the upstairs room... Continue reading

Graham Stevenson

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