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The Counter Arts Book Club List for 2025
The Counter Arts Book Club List for 2025
Another twelve books for a new set of twelve months
Sadie Seroxcat
Dec 19, 2024
So You Want to Write For Counter Arts?
Sadie Seroxcat
Announcements & Reminders
Sadie Seroxcat
Housekeeping
Sadie Seroxcat
Onwards and Upwards
Sadie Seroxcat
Counter Arts Book Club 2024
Sadie Seroxcat
The Wheel Turns and Another New Year Begins
Sadie Seroxcat
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How Leontyne Price Beat the Odds
How Leontyne Price Beat the Odds
It took a lot more than the gene pool she shares with Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston to turn the opera star into legend.
Andrew Jazprose Hill
Feb 18
Revenge Looks Good in a Suit — And So Does John Wick
Revenge Looks Good in a Suit — And So Does John Wick
The Hollywood effect on morality
Wetsi Masilo
Feb 18
Looking For Picasso Around The World
Looking For Picasso Around The World
And finding an exhibit right here at home
Sondra Singer - Still Vital
Feb 18
The Roots of Power in Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ (2024)
The Roots of Power in Mohammad Rasoulof’s ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ (2024)
Why do human beings crave power?
Debasmita Dutta
Feb 18
Q&A: Screenwriter Sarah Phelps on Why She Writes (the Really Long Answer) — Part 1
Q&A: Screenwriter Sarah Phelps on Why She Writes (the Really Long Answer) — Part 1
In a sweeping interview, the acclaimed British writer discusses her her creative origins Agatha Christie adaptations
Cole Haddon
Feb 17
‘The Fall’: Suffering, Creativity And Freedom
‘The Fall’: Suffering, Creativity And Freedom
John Milton, Lord Byron and Albert Camus
Marc Barham
Feb 17
The Inevitable Decay of Tattoos and the Stories They Leave Behind
The Inevitable Decay of Tattoos and the Stories They Leave Behind
How time shapes the tattoos we wear
Urška T.
Feb 17
5 Nudes: More Older Males
5 Nudes: More Older Males
Five more life drawings of mature men
Simon Goss
Feb 17
The Italian Idiosyncrasy of ‘Malena’
The Italian Idiosyncrasy of ‘Malena’
Tornatore’s film looks back and narrates what life was like in rural Italy during a period that encompasses World War II and the years that…
Alejandro Orradre
Feb 17
Why Saturday Night Live’s 50th Reminded Me About The Show Normalizing Trump
Why Saturday Night Live’s 50th Reminded Me About The Show Normalizing Trump
Sometimes…we are the butt of the televised punchline.
Priya Sridhar
Feb 17
The Best of British Cinema: ‘Burning an Illusion’ (1981)
The Best of British Cinema: ‘Burning an Illusion’ (1981)
Menelik Shabazz’s romantic drama is politically potent and must become more widely discussed
Reece Beckett
Feb 16
Art, History, & Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Art, History, & Hip Hop: Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist’s performance reminds us why art matters.
AM Gardinier Halstead
Feb 16
Beauty of the Flesh
Beauty of the Flesh
Notes on Francis Bacon
Judson Stacy Vereen
Feb 16
On Creatives: Kathryn Bigelow and ‘The Hurt Locker’, an Adrenaline-Fueled Purview of Cinema
On Creatives: Kathryn Bigelow and ‘The Hurt Locker’, an Adrenaline-Fueled Purview of Cinema
‘The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.’
Screen Contrarian
Feb 16
The Psychology of Abstract Art.
The Psychology of Abstract Art.
Why human beings are drawn to abstraction?
Ritika Devender
Feb 16
Cyphers Are Letters
Cyphers Are Letters
Introducing the ‘Isorropìa Magna’ collection
Alberto Ballocca
Feb 16
‘Babygirl’ is Sizzling and Rare — But Does it Bite Off More Than it Can Chew?
‘Babygirl’ is Sizzling and Rare — But Does it Bite Off More Than it Can Chew?
It’s sparked global discussion about female sexuality and aging, and criticism for its lack of nuance. So is Babygirl’s glass of milk…
good.film
Feb 16
Prometheus Redux
Prometheus Redux
Creativity in the age of digital intelligence
Marc Barham
Feb 15
‘The Guest’ or the Tale of the Eternal Hustler
‘The Guest’ or the Tale of the Eternal Hustler
Emma Cline’s new novel is a marvelous display of plot designed to be a psychological portrait of a person who seeks to make the most of the…
Alejandro Orradre
Feb 15
Has Kanye West Lost It? — Separating Fact From Fiction
Has Kanye West Lost It? — Separating Fact From Fiction
Is his latest tirade an incitement of hate or an incitement of debate?
Lisa Fouweather
Feb 15
Inside the Dream: The Most Haunting and Mysterious Images in David Lynch’s Films
Inside the Dream: The Most Haunting and Mysterious Images in David Lynch’s Films
David Lynch’s films are filled with surreal and haunting imagery. Explore the hidden meanings behind his most iconic and mysterious visuals.
Diana Stein
Feb 15
Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Puts its Audience on Trial
Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Puts its Audience on Trial
Todd Phillips’ massively awaited sequel was a huge flop… for the right reasons?
Reece Beckett
Feb 14
Kindly Yours, with Negative Capability
Kindly Yours, with Negative Capability
(in memory of Marianne Faithfull, 1946–2025)
Francis Laleman
Feb 14
‘The Entity’ (1982) by Sidney J. Furie
‘The Entity’ (1982) by Sidney J. Furie
A horror film masterpiece on mental states, misogyny, the male gaze and power
Marc Barham
Feb 14
Philosophy of Walking
Philosophy of Walking
Frédéric Gros asks “Is walking merely the act of commuting between home and work, rushing to meet deadlines, and navigating the daily…
EpicuroZge
Feb 14
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