"Viva Riva!" goes beyond Blaxploitation in today's Congo
Beneath the shoot-'em-up sensibility, a critical eye is clearly at work, skewering the former Belgian colony, in this 2011 Pan African Film Festival's Best Feature Film prize winning film.
On stage: a Palestinian American stuck in the middle
Jennifer Jajeh, who stars in the one-woman autobiographical play, grapples with the age-old conundrum of "who am I?" through her art.
2012 and the jobs imperative
The number one issue that is a drag on the president's re-election chances is jobs.
Have cell phones made bees buzz off?
The bee population has decreased dramatically since 2006, and some scientists believe they have located the reason: cell phones.
The battle for economic recovery
Two recent government reports cut through all the rhetoric and posturing, expose the heart of the ongoing economic crisis.
Filmmaker asks: "Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?"
Saul Landau's new film abot the Cuban Five holds the position that our government has been jailing the wrong "terrorists."
Book spotlights Cuban victims of U.S.-sponsored terror
This is a shocking book. Keith Bolender's "Voices from the Other Side" offers testimony from Cuban victims of U. S. terror.
Will capitalism survive the zombies?
On June 8, people in zombie attire showed up at a Special Olympics event in Madison, Wis. in order to protest an appearance by Gov. Scott Walker, said the Zombie Rights Campaign. They held a calm and silent protest against Walker's anti-worker stance.
Gloomy about the economy? The solution is stimulating
Calls for austerity fill the media and the political corridors of power, but it's akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.
“Bride Flight”: South Seas film for grownups
This is a highly recommended movie. It's an excellent, well-crafted feature and a realistic slice of life, albeit in an unusual milieu.
