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Tonika Johnson Discusses Using Photography as a Starting Point to Explore Chicago’s Ongoing History of Segregation
Colossal contributor Paulette Beete spoke with Tonika Johnson in November 2020 via phone. This conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity. Shown above is Wade, an Edgewater resident, sitting on Nanette’s porch in Englewood. Though not Chicago’s true geographic … Continue reading
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BOSNA-TUR (presented by NOWNESS)
NOWNESS presents a film by ANDRÉ DIP and JOSÉ MENEZES SYNOPSIS The third installment in the Tur series continues to explore a different side of areas marked by conflicts and misinterpreted in the eyes of public and media. “Bosna-Tur” is … Continue reading
DOKU-TUR (presented by NOWNESS)
NOWNESS presents VIMEO STAFF PICK (09/2017) a film by ANDRÉ DIP and JOSÉ MENEZES SYNOPSIS Second video in the Tur series, “Doku-Tur” was shot in the Balkans (particularly in Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania), a region that has suffered from ethnical … Continue reading
KOREA [circa] (presented by NOWNESS)
a film by CINZA SYNOPSIS A rainy day in Pyongyang, North Korea. KOREA is part III of a project that explores areas marked by conflicts looking for a personal and contemplative look at its landscapes and people.(part I and II … Continue reading
How Does China’s Social Credit System Work?
Everyone thinks of China’s social credit system as some sort of Black Mirror episode, while others compare it the the FICO score in the USA. It’s much, much more than that. In fact, I found the documents that highlight how … Continue reading
Sleepers’ Beat
‘It pulls you in’: the staff seduced by the rhythms of the Trans-Siberian railway. Directed by Anastasia Kirillova More on this film: psyche.co/films/it-pulls-you-in-the-staff-seduced-by-the-rhythms-of-the-trans-siberian-railway Watch more on Psyche: psyche.co/films
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How Manchester Fixed Its Industrial Decline
Once an industrial powerhouse, Manchester has reversed its decline and become one of Europe’s top creative capitals. Here’s why Aviva Investors calls it a city of the future – http://bit.ly/3hI0YhK Full story – https://www.theb1m.com/video/how-manc… Five charts that show Manchester is … Continue reading
India’s Solar Canals. Lateral thinking at its finest!
Solar Power is set to be the dominant transformative form of power on the mighty subcontinent of India as it moves away from its dependence on coal and towards a more sustainable future. But land is at a heavy premium … Continue reading
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How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis
American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has proven to be a catastrophe. Zohran Mamdani, … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five days for charitable organizations in Sanders’ home state of … Continue reading
