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It is clear that pop culture loves gays — it commodifies, fetishises and consumes their intimate relationships. And while this is all happening, many questions regarding who gets to write queer stories, how does it represent the community, what can be sexually explicit — or at least suggestive — and the values they stand for are all debatable.
Here's a guide to this month's 'Tanz im August' in Berlin: choreographers explore obscure forces, make intimate stories public tales, and dive into emotions, memories and places that words cannot describe.
Over a decade ago, 'Black Mirror' aired and fears about the myriad possibilities the development and use of technology could go wrong along with the subliminal ways in which it could take over our petty lives seeped deep into the imaginary of our culture. But down to the sixth season, what is Black Mirror anymore?
If one of your biggest desires ever was to watch feature-length ads for products that have already been successful for decades and are well-known all around the globe, 2023 will be the best year of your life — and 'Barbie' has been the herald of it.
Are the protagonists of the films 'My favourite fabric' and 'The lost daughter' sinners? Maybe. But what really matters is that they aren’t heroines or victims.
As each episode has been airing weekly, the show became darker and more disturbing. It has evolved into what the Rolling Stones exposé back in March called “sexual torture porn”.
Murakami's male characters are compelling, unpredictable and enigmatic. Certainly, captivating and intuitive. However, Murakami’s creative energy to depict women falls short: they often emerge as the sexual accomplice of the male characters.
The newest Netflix craze BEEF quickly gained popularity and attention for a number of reasons. One of them, because of David Choe, who has caused a number of controversies based on the things he's said and created.
Recent film adaptations of Murakami's work are catching fire, with 'Drive my Car' and 'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' capturing the essence of Murakami's sprawling writing.
The show invites you to immerse yourself into the sweet bliss of ignorance and lack of knowledge, that the industry loves so much. If fashion is currently responsible for the majority of CO2 emissions and filling up landfill after landfill, then we need some things, but not THE NEXT BIG THING. It's not a criticism of the show, and certainly not of the young designers. It is, rather, a criticism of the fashion machine itself, which is always striving for more, with no idea of what more is.
