Counter Arts

How murder became a backdrop to folding laundry

Nacho Vigalondo’s debut feature is an ambitious, tense look at time travel paradoxes

Financial woes, extreme weather and political blowback — will touring in North America simply become unviable for European acts?

How to be a hero in a world that hurts

On the 30th anniversary of her posthumous ‘Dreaming of You’ album, I reflect on my continued admiration of the Tejano superstar.

What I saw and experienced in terms of women’s empowerment left me spellbound

How the eruption of Mount Vesuvius shaped the history books forevermore

It is commendable that there is a style of cinema that seeks an introspective look at the big questions of human existence, perhaps the…

A lesson from my grandma, backed up by brain science

In high-performance cultures, silence is strength — until it kills you.

You are taking a class to learn how to draw, not how to avoid it

I don’t like writing reviews. They often feel like autopsies of something that was never alive to begin with. But every now and then, a…

John Wayne’s final film is a melancholic melodrama about the end of an era

Exploring the “27 Club” and it’s causes

Major new BBC 5-part documentary series on the evolution of Homo Sapiens

Since the Cold War, America has been in an ideological battle to own the future, argues London academic Richard Barbrook. Is this the key…

An analysis of an underrated Wes Craven classic and why it is still relevant today

2/5 star reboot karaoke, folks. Repeating what’s already done, but not as well. Lacking nuance and missing opportunities.

Western society rewards silence, punishes truth, and calls it order. Here’s how it broke me—and nearly killed my best friend.

Multitudinous are the ways to render service (a cornerstone of society)

A story about grief, trauma and the ache that lingers.

From ‘The Gilded Age’ to my backyard

Culture is what we make it, and transphobia is a part of our culture

Dunham’s greatest sin is that she reminds us of our own complicity — We like the people who hate us.