Finland Had a Patent-Free COVID-19 Vaccine Nine Months Ago — But Still Went with Big Pharma (Jacobin Magazine)
Rather than helping a research team that had an IP-free vaccine ready in May, Finland’s government sided with Big Pharma.
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Ten Jokes, Explained (video)
The first episode in a series of ten animated essays: Ten Jokes, Explained — I. The In-Joke
Michael Haneke to Direct Reboot of “Home Alone”
Michael Haneke talks about his controversial reboot of the Home Alone franchise, and about violence, existential terror, and getting your head stuck in a doggie door.
Finland, We Hardly Knew Ye (Jacobin Magazine)
The Finnish welfare state is being eroded, and the far right has gained momentum. As the country turns one hundred, what’s happened to Finland?
Limited Hangout: A Rare Dylan Bootleg
(LHN) In honor of Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize in Literature, to be awarded later this week, we are posting a video of this rare bootleg recording of Limited Hangout — a song that was originally the inspiration for the name of this blog.
Michelle Obama Gives Brave Speech on Saudi Women’s Rights
(LHN) Concluding a week that had already seen growing international attention around a petition by Saudi women for full-fledged citizenship, the activists behind the #IAmMyOwnGuardian campaign added a surprising and powerful ally to their ranks: First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. In an emotional speech during a Clinton campaign rally, Mrs. Obama condemned the appalling treatment […]
Universal Announces Remake of ’80s Rock Band “The Police”
Social media has been abuzz with rumors about who will be in the new line-up, particularly as the obnoxiously douchey yet lovable “Sting”, originally portrayed by the British lute player Gordon Sumner.
Tintin, Hollywood, and Fascism
In case you’re a fan, don’t worry: Tintin never was a concentration camp guard, nor did he work for the Vichy Government. But we didn’t pull this one on you just for shits and giggles, either.
The Rise of Trump: Sinclair Lewis’s Classic Reimagined for the 21st Century is Contrived and Implausible
Our present political reality suffers from shitty writing.
Ten Thousand Thundering Typhoons! “Kommandant Tintin and the Concentration Camp Mystery”?
A previously unseen Tintin story depicts its hero as a Nazi collaborator in occupied Belgium.
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