Category: Culture

Hats off to Stephen Jones, the master of millinery

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In this edition of arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim meets the master of millinery, Stephen Jones, at a monumental exhibition of…

Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism

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Cre­ative Com­mons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the Nation­al Archives in Hol­land One of the key ques­tions fac­ing both jour­nal­ists and loy­al…

Living for Truth in the Age of AI

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In 1999’s The Matrix, Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) brings the newly freed Neo (Keanu Reeves) up to speed with a history…

The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals

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Getty Images From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween’s most popular – and most…

Introducing the BC Coalition of Arts, Culture, and Heritage — BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

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Since 2020, the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture has convened bi-weekly meetings with over 30 BC-based arts service organizations (ASOs)…

Film show: Palme d'Or winner 'Anora' reverses Cinderella fantasy

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It won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year: “Anora” is Sean Baker’s most sophisticated film yet,…

Apostle and the Machinery of Religion: What Makes It Work?

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I What makes religion work? This is a more complex question than it might first appear. A thoughtless answer is…

Blitz and the truth about London’s greatest wartime horror

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Apple TV+ Oscar-winner Steve McQueen’s latest film offers a new perspective on life in the capital during the devastating 1940-41…

Take a State of the Sector Survey! — BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

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The 2024 State of the Sector Survey is currently circulating throughout British Columbia! This survey is a check in on…

'No Other Land': Documenting displacement and destruction in the West Bank

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“We have no other land to go to,” a Palestinian woman responds to Israeli soldiers seeking to displace her community…

Marcus Aurelius’ 9 Rules for Living a Stoic Life

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This week, the Guardian’s Zoe Williams pro­filed Ryan Hol­i­day, a one-time pub­lic-rela­tions whiz-kid who’s rein­vent­ed him­self over the past decade as…

Coming Soon: A CAPC Exploration of Tribalism in Our Divisive Age

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We’re heading into what certainly seems like the most fraught election in United States history—a sensation due in large part…

11 of the best TV shows to watch this November

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HBO From a small-screen spinoff of the Denis Villeneuve Dune films to the return of Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters, these…

Working With Sound, Video and Media Artists — BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

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The Alliance invites you to join CultureBrew.Art and Visceral Visions for the March edition of their Monthly BIPOC Chat and Chew series: Working with Sound, Video…

Music show: Katy J Pearson on her third album 'Someday, Now'

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English singer-songwriter Katy J Pearson has just released her third album “Someday, Now”, which sees the indie-folk artist reconnect with…