Tag: Justin Alvarez
VIDEO: Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror
January 2012 |
Without India’s Censor Board approval, Oscar-nominated director Ashvin Kumar releases new documentary on Kashmiris’ plight online. |
Justin Alvarez: Haiti: Tents Beyond Tents
January 2012 |
On the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, a comics journalism project highlights the devastated country that is still recovering. |
Justin Alvarez: My Favorite Commercial of 2011
December 2011 |
It’s a good thing when advertising makes you feel a little bit stupid. |
Justin Alvarez: Yasujiro Ozu, Life’s Poet
December 2011 |
A commemoration of Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu on the anniversary of his birth and death. |
Justin Alvarez: The Day After
November 2011 |
How Congolese rapper Baloji reminds his native country that what’s most important in times of struggle is sticking together. |
Justin Alvarez: The 5 Best Films By Georges Méliès
November 2011 |
Martin Scorsese’s recent film, Hugo, revives interest in the silent film pioneer. |
Justin Alvarez: Show, Don’t Tell
November 2011 |
How does the 2008 global financial recession impact the U.S. versus Europe? (Now with visuals!) |
Justin Alvarez: The Balance Between Love and Hate
November 2011 |
Is the United Colors of Benetton’s new UNHATE campaign a stroke of genius or a tasteless stunt? |
Justin Alvarez: Haskell Wexler at Occupy L.A.
November 2011 |
Academy Award-winning cinematographer and long-time activist Haskell Wexler points his camera at Occupy L.A. |
Justin Alvarez: Joe Frazier, A True Champion
November 2011 |
Remembering former World Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier, who died yesterday at 67. |
Justin Alvarez: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Waste Land
November 2011 |
A review of Phantom Limb Company’s 69°S. at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. |
Anthony Cudahy: An Evolving Dialogue
October 2011 |
The young artist on his relationship with the persons he portrays, what he finds frightening in his own work, and the power of filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. |
Justin Alvarez: Wikipedia, Italian-Style
October 2011 |
Wikipedia shuts down its Italian site in response to Italian Prime Minister’s speech restrictions. |
Justin Alvarez: Why Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Is Still Not Doing Enough for His Country’s Women
September 2011 |
How can a woman run for office in Saudi Arabia if no one knows who she is? |
Justin Alvarez: Welcome, South Sudan, to Google Maps! It’s Only Been Two Months Since Your Independence
September 2011 |
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If a country is not on a map, is it a country? |
Justin Alvarez: U.S. Eco-Activist Tim DeChristopher Speaks Out From Prison
August 2011 |
DeCristopher may be serving a two-year sentence, but that doesn’t mean he’ll keep his outrage to himself. |
Justin Alvarez: A Crisis In India
August 2011 |
Writer Arundhati Roy blasts Anna Hazare’s hunger strike protesting the Indian government’s Lokpal Bill. However, she’s just one against thousands of supporters. |
Justin Alvarez: The Same Old Song (3 Trillion Years Ago)
August 2011 |
New York Fringe Festival wonder boys Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman return to the launching pad of their Tony-winning musical Urinetown, but their new show Yeast Nation is a real gas. Literally. |
Guernica Contributors Nominated for the 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize
August 2011 |
Congrats to Guernica contributors Patricia Engel, Assaf Gavron, Stephan Salisbury and Zoya Phan and interviewees Howard Zinn and Ayaan Hirsi Ali for their nominations. |
Guernica Essay “An Unfortunate Discharge” Chosen for Best Sex Writing 2012
August 2011 |
From its opening line, “My first year in the United States Navy, I let another boy give me a blow job,” we knew we in for a wild ride. |
Justin Alvarez: We’re All In This Together (Online)
August 2011 |
PBS Arts’s new video series Off Book explores new definitions of art. Their latest episode explores the world of online memes and remixes. Yes, that includes the Youtube Nyan Cat. |
Justin Alvarez: Too Legit to Quit
August 2011 |
Human Rights Watch questions whether the Bush administration will get away with torture. Unfortunately, the answer points to yes. |
Justin Alvarez: Last Man Standing?
July 2011 |
Tim DeChristopher isn’t asking for mercy; he’s asking you to join him. |
Justin Alvarez: Armond White, You Need A Friend
July 2011 |
An open letter to New York Press film critic Armond White in response to his review of the latest installment of the Harry Potter film series. |
Guernica’s Top 5 on Sudan
July 2011 |
Tomorrow Republic of South Sudan celebrates its independence. Guernica counts down its top five reports on Sudan. |
Justin Alvarez: Everyone Gets Married!
July 2011 |
You provide the marriage license. They provide the wedding. |
Justin Alvarez: José Castrellón’s Priti Baiks
June 2011 |
The Panamanian photographer on his inspiration for the Priti Baiks series, Donald Trump, and the Kuna Indian’s love for heavy metal. |
Justin Alvarez: David Simon Counter Offers Eric Holder’s Plea For The Wire’s Return
June 2011 |
What Simon thinks of the Department of Justice’s prosecution of our misguided, destructive and dehumanizing drug prohibition. |
GuernicaWatch: What to View This Weekend on Netflix
June 2011 |
Films to keep you occupied and out of the sun. |
Justin Alvarez: “Love the Future!”
April 2011 |
As Ai Weiwei’s whereabouts are still unknown, netizens have taken it upon themselves to spread his message. |
Justin Alvarez: The Art of Getting From Point A to Point B
March 2011 |
Nathan Wissell wants Cincinnati to understand its own transit system. A good map can do the trick. |
Justin Alvarez: Barry Hannah in the Oxford American
March 2011 |
The March issue of the Oxford American is dedicated to the fierce Mississippi-bred writer and professor Barry Hannah, who died a little over a year ago on March 1, 2010. In a video shot by writer and friend John Oliver Hodges on his time spent as Hannah’s right-hand man, the two revisit some of Hannah’s old ghosts. |
Variety’s Tim Gray on the Oscars, Conspiracies, and James Franco
February 2011 |
Variety’s group editor weighs in on this year’s Academy Award nominations and why some films get left out. |
Justin Alvarez: “Imported from Detroit”
February 2011 |
Just as the NFL championship trophy returned to its roots with Vince Lombardi returning to Green Bay for the first time in 14 seasons, another standout of last night’s Super Bowl broadcast reminded the world where manufacturing innovation was invented — Detroit. |
Justin Alvarez: Levi’s-towns: Where Have All the Real Workers Gone?
January 2011 |
What about the towns that don’t have a multi-million dollar advertising campaign behind them? How do they move forward? |
