The EconomistThe “Scream” franchise adds another self-referential sequelverified_publisherThe EconomistThe fifth film in the “Scream” series has a counter-intuitive title: “Scream”. That may be unhelpful to cinema-goers who are discussing the film, and …
The EconomistIn Japan, festivals are boldly taking art into the countrysideverified_publisherThe EconomistA COSMONAUT SAT for most of the winter on a platform at Kazusa-Murakami station in Chiba, a rural Japanese prefecture next to Tokyo. As they waited …
The EconomistDominant languages can spread even without coercionverified_publisherThe EconomistNEVER THINK the world is in decline. A recent book, “Speak Not” by James Griffiths, looks at the bad old days when it was seen as acceptable to …
The EconomistIt was hard for any viewer to look away from Sidney Poitierverified_publisherThe EconomistHE SHOWED THE world that black actors could be Hollywood heroes. In films such as “To Sir, With Love”, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “In the …
The EconomistJessamine Chan’s gripping debut novel sends up modern parentingverified_publisherThe EconomistThe School for Good Mothers. By Jessamine Chan. Simon & Schuster; 336 pages; $27. To be published in Britain by Hutchinson Heinemann in March; …
The EconomistOn the 50th anniversary of “Ways of Seeing” and “G.”verified_publisherThe EconomistIt is 50 years this month since the first airing of John Berger’s documentary series “Ways of Seeing”, which scrutinised the political meanings of …
