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Eurovision 2020: Staging Political Identity

Eurovision 2020: Staging Political Identity

Eurovision contestants subvert the events' apolitical ethos simply with their identity, which is then subverted by performer and audience subjectivity. So who, ultimately, wins?

Perfection, Caffeinated: Director Rock Baijnauth on His Documentary, ‘Baristas’

Perfection, Caffeinated: Director Rock Baijnauth on His Documentary, ‘Baristas’

Director Rock Baijnauth talks with PopMatters about spending time with Barista Champions and their pursuit of coffee perfection for his latest documentary, Baristas.

A Game of Chess: The Intimacy of Antagonism

Sodomy and the Prison of Multiplayer Gaming

The Not-So-Global Globes: International Tensions in the Film Industry