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    The Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Spectacle

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    Guy Debord (1931–1994), was a French writer and filmmaker who cofounded the Situationist International, a late 1950s radical European avant-garde movement, which preached that, in the modern age, people had become like American science fiction author Philip K. Dick’s androids, dreaming of electric sheep, machines that simulate life to fill the emotional void left behind… Continue reading The Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Spectacle
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      Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny | Ted Widmer

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      The US president has twisted the 1823 doctrine to suit his quest for domination. It originally had a very different vision for the AmericasThroughout Bad Bunny’s mesmerizing performance during the Super Bowl, the word “America” kept expanding, like an accordion, stretching out to embrace people of all nationalities. “Together we are all America,” his football read, and he obviously meant it, in the largest, most hemispheric sense. Near the end, after shouting “God bless America” (his only words in English), Bad Bunny ran through a long list of countries in the western hemisphere.That inclusiveness enraged Donald Trump, who erupted on social media, and tried to take the word back, declaring the half-time show “an affront to the greatness of America”. By which, of course, he meant the United States. Continue reading… More

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      The Hunt for Nationalism in the Age of Dhurandhar

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      As the Hindi-language film Dhurandhar is breaking all Indian box office records, it was a strange coincidence to watch it and The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, a Hindi-language web series, in the same week. Both pieces of media deal with monumental terrorist attacks, the related national security challenges and the maze of India’s… Continue reading The Hunt for Nationalism in the Age of Dhurandhar
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      Jimmy Kimmel on Maga: ‘It’s such a delicate balance between stupid and evil’

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      Late-night host discussed Bondi’s behavior during judiciary hearings and how Trump might spend Valentine’s DayJimmy Kimmel talked about Pam Bondi and this week’s judiciary hearings as well as the latest climate-destroying victory for the Trump administration.The late-night host said that Donald Trump “might be feeling a bit lonely this Valentine’s Day” as his recent fundraising email leads with the question: “Do you still love me?” Continue reading… More

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      Trump dismantles the arts and tries to rewrite history – podcast

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      When Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, he vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in America. From the Kennedy Center to the Smithsonian museums and the Stonewall national monument, the Trump administration has imposed its values on American culture and history.Jonathan Freedland and the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, David Smith, discuss the consequences for millions of Americans of Trump reimagining history and culture in his imageArchive: CBS News, ABC News, DW News, Forbes, Fox News Continue reading… More

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      Jimmy Kimmel on the US justice department’s handling of the Epstein files: ‘A brazen cover-up’

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      Late-night hosts discussed Pam Bondi’s heated hearing and an embarrassing post-race Winter Olympics interviewLate-night hosts recapped US attorney general Pam Bondi’s contentious congressional hearing as she faced tough questions over the justice department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Continue reading… More

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      Why has Maga lost its mind over Bad Bunny? | Moustafa Bayoumi

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      It’s not virtue signaling. It’s vitriol signaling about their own perceived persecutionCan someone explain to me why Megyn Kelly is so angry? In an interview with Piers Morgan, the political commentator began ranting so hard about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show that I was starting to worry about her health.“I’m sorry Piers. To get up there and perform the whole show in Spanish is a middle finger to the rest of America!” she roared. “We don’t need a Spanish-speaking, non-English performing performer, and we don’t need an ICE- or America-hater featured as our primetime entertainment.”Moustafa Bayoumi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading… More

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      At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’

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      The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphereBy now, many of us have a favorite part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time performance. It’s a dense, rich set that invites rewatching to take in every thoughtful, exuberant detail – even though it’s barely 14 minutes long.My most beloved part occurs a little more than nine minutes into the homage, when the cuatro puertorriqueño appears. The stringed instrument has its own moment in the spotlight, shown in the talented hands of the cuatrista José Eduardo Santana just before Ricky Martin performs. Continue reading… More