Where Pop Culture Meets Political Insight
The new Superman film has sparked wide conversation due to its political themes. Some have found it refreshing; others dismiss it as another tedious entry in the ‘woke’ agenda. While the film doesn’t completely stick the superhero landing in its messaging, it succeeds in posing important questions about what individuals can do when political structures…
What if the stories we tell could change how we fight climate change? The recent London Climate Action Week served as a reminder that much is still to be done to address the magnitude of the problem. Events across the week spanned various topics that offer practical solutions and spark more dialogue on climate change….
It’s been a few weeks since Dune: Part Two – a continuation of 2021’s Dune – was released to global audiences. It is fair to say that the new movie has been a commercial success, already making over $500 million worldwide. Yet, the attention the film has captured is even more significant because of the…
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The Hunger Games. The Last of Us. The Handmaid’s Tale. These stories have a few things in common. Each of them has crossed different realms of entertainment media, whether it be film, television, literature, or video games. One more important thing connects these examples – they are all dystopias. The dystopian genre goes beyond just…
In school, I remember being shown an old TV advert that encouraged people to be politically active in the UK. The main message was if you don’t do politics, there’s not much you do. That is as true for dealing with the cost of living as it is for getting rid of potholes, or having…
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