Counter Arts

A metamodern poet?

‘This Is Us’ brings us along on a family journey through four generations of joys and sorrows

Recalling a nearly forgotten album

Marxist musings of a classical childhood favourite

Director Steve McQueen’s poignant war drama is a Dickensian masterpiece

Comparison of script and film reveals how Tim Burton’s fairy tale about a tortured artist evolved into an allegory for America’s dark heart

Part 2: Nothingness, and Being

How the story of a river in Nigeria tells the story of indigenous tribes around the world

Lessons From Seven Years of Writing, Film, and Musical Pursuits

The Dangerous Idea You Don’t Even Know You Believe

‘A (queer) Christmas Carol’

The art of kicking a man while he’s down

And now Project 2025’s hold on the incoming U.S. administration

Lots to like (in the drama) but not a rare species

What can the arts do in our moment of crisis?

Frank Oz strikes comedy gold (again) with his largely forgotten film

Banana? 6.2 million dollars, please.

Duran Duran, William Shakespeare and Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Using generative tools may fill a purpose, but it won’t fill your soul

It will start with airport novel franchises

I’ve noticed that while holiday messages, greeting cards, festive songs, and seasonal advertisements paint a picture of pure joy and…

The Kabir Khan-directed film is one of the most thought-provoking and important films of the Modern Era

The adventure to the concert was more exhilarating than the concert itself

Part 1: Being, and Nothingness