Clouds Above the Hill — Japan’s Good Wars
Shiba Ryōtarō is said to be one of Japan’s favorite authors. Prolific in multiple genres, he’s credited with over 500 …
Monthly Archives: March 2014
The Sixth Extinction — We’re It
From the first major extinction event on earth to the present is about 443 million years. That’s a lot a …
Omar – Love and Betrayal in an Occupied Land
Let’s do a thought experiment about a movie. In it, an occupying army has a stranglehold on the local populace. …
The Garment Jungle — Old School Union Organizing
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the ILGWU, has a fabled name in labor and progressive circles, once one of …
The Missing Picture – Oscar Nominee from Cambodia
Update: Too bad, The Missing Picture, a powerful, engaging film about the Cambodian genocide did not win Best Foreign Film …
Mexican Mystery Classic: The Mongolian Conspiracy
New Directions, blessed with a nose for lesser known and marginalized literature of high value since its founding in 1936, …