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Was Dag Hammarskjöld gay?

MOVIE: Hammarskjöld's humour, drama, warmth, actionism, anger, irony, meetings with the press and youth, his spiritual and soulful musings form endlessly rich and fascinating possibilities that director Per Fly only exceptionally touches on in this new film.
John Y. Jones -

Self-staging as an artistic strategy

PHOTO: Frida Kahlo was at the center of a sophisticated international circle of artists, actors, diplomats and film directors. In Mexico, she was early on a tehuana – a symbol of an empowered woman who represents a different ideal of women than that rooted in traditional marianismo. But can we also see the female stereotypes 'whore' and 'madonna' in one and the same person?
Randi C. Solheim -

A revolutionary language

PASOLINI: MODERN TIMES prints here the translator's foreword, in connection with our review of Pier Paolo Pasolin's Sao Paolo (Paulus).
Camilla Shams -

A thorough breach of the norms

USA: Donald Trump broke down established norms and led democracy astray, but he would never have reached this far, if the groundwork had not been laid by others – this new tradition of imprecise wording, secrecy and dodgy methods.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Anarchist, filmmaker, author and poet

Chronicle:Lithuania is in many ways the documentary nation among the Baltic countries. A focus at the Cinematheque in Oslo is this weekend Jonas Mekas, with exhibition and films.
Jan Eric Holst -

Do the right thing

911: Spike Lee's documentary series, which now airs on HBONordic, is a comprehensive depiction of New York – interspersed with memories, stories and insights from eyewitnesses to the city's largest terrorist attack.
Lauren Wissot -

20 years after September 11

DOCUMENTARY: A research team in Alaska has via research and new computer-simulated models concluded that the NIST report on 11 September has been incorrect. Something for NRK?
Reidar Kaarbø -

Bittersweet comedy in New York

DRAMA COMEDY: Director Sofia Coppola and actress Bill Murray were successful Lost in Translation and are now reunited in On The Rocks, in which Murray portrays a skirt hunter who is never far from a dry martini.
Ellen Lande -

Innocent "criminals" as a source of income in New York

CORRUPTION: Police officers in New York are encouraged to treat residents as criminals rather than as people to help and protect.
tristen@fastermilesanhour.com -

Climate rebel with unity and lightning glue

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE: Is it possible to get something positive out of a recognition that civilization and the globe are about to go down?
Iril Kolle -

The earth accounts for the politics of capitalism

URBANIZATION: The Hottest August holds up a mirror that reveals the underlying anxiety of modern survival strategy.
Carmen Gray -

From elite living in Sierra Leone to everyday wear in the American supermarket

SIERRA LEONE: Solomon Juxon-Smith works in a New York supermarket and may look like any middle-class American. But before this life he had another. He lived in Sierra Leone, and his father ruled the country.
Bianca-Olivia Nita -

Faith, hope and extremism

CLIMATE / EXTREMISM: Paul Schrader has created a powerful, disturbing and socially relevant portrait of one of God's lonely men, with clear parallels to Taxi Driver.
Aleksander Huser -

The knot in the heart

Photographer Eugene Richards has documented fates in crack environments, at emergency rooms and mental hospitals for well over 50 years. What has driven him?
Truls Lie -

The scary sound of religion

Fanaticism and extremism arise the moment religion is detached from its cultural and historical background.
Hans Henrik Fafner -

Under Brooklyn bridge for #Metoo

Seven female photographers in a tough macho industry are commenting on the #Metoo debate by encouraging dialogue.
Ellen Lande -
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Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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