Opinion by Matt S. Two years ago when I was in Japan, I went to a gallery that was holding a special exhibition to commemorate 60 years from the day that Japan surrendered in World War 2. I vividly remember this gallery because the exhibition was focused exclusively on the…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. Over at Daily Review, I’ve published a new piece, looking at how blockbuster games are increasingly used as a platform for propaganda, promoting nationalist (sorry, ‘patriotic’) ideological views, right through to outright xenophobia. That’s nothing new for the arts, of course – film, literature and other…
Read MoreDoes anyone remember the “Domino Effect” theory? It was a popular theory in the US in the 50s that predicted the spread of communism throughout Asia, and from there, the world. China would be the first domino to “fall,” from the Soviet Union’s influence (and in all fairness, it was)…
Read MoreDoes anyone remember the “Domino Effect” theory? It was a popular theory in the US in the 50s that predicted the spread of communism throughout Asia, and from there, the world. China would be the first domino to “fall,” from the Soviet Union’s influence (and in all fairness, it was)…
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