Israel Against The (Civilized) World | ArtiFact 54: Mouin Rabbani, Alex Sheremet
The Hamas attack of October 7 was preceded by a number of escalations: ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Jerusalem, Netanyahu’s threats to annex Palestine, encroachments into the Al Aqsa Mosque, t...
22 Dec 202348min
Decolonizing Shakespeare in ”The Tempest” | ArtiFact 53: Keith Jackewicz, Alex Sheremet
In light of decolonization and postcolonial theory, William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” has received new interest. Although Caliban is often thought of as the play’s centerpiece, Prospero remains its ...
13 Dec 20231h 9min
Predicting the Human with Loren Eiseley | ArtiFact 52: Arnold Schroder on ”The Night Country”
Loren Eiseley was a paleontologist more famed for his beautiful writing than for scientific discoveries, a fact that both oppressed and liberated him. In his book, “The Night Country”, Eiseley discuss...
7 Dec 20231h 26min
Ivan Katchanovski on the Future of Ukraine | ArtiFact 51: Alex Sheremet, Ivan Katchanovski
Now that Israel’s invasion of Gaza is center stage, Russia’s war in Ukraine is getting less attention. This has frustrated Zelensky in the midst of bad news. The Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed,...
19 Nov 20231h 34min
Making GREAT Independent Films On A Budget | ArtiFact 50: Joel Parrish, Alex Sheremet
Although there’s often a desire for big, Hollywood films, having too many resources, and too much polish, contradicts the mission of art. Independent films can be shot with minimal equipment and lend ...
8 Nov 202358min
What The Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital Bombing Really Meant | ArtiFact 49: Alex Sheremet, Keith Jackewicz
The IDF is accused of bombing the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. As a result, both Israelis and Palestinians have staked their reputations on the responsible party. Yet this would already be the 35th ...
20 Okt 20231h 31min
Frank Whaley’s ”The Jimmy Show” Is So Underrated | ArtiFact 48
Taking great influence from Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy", Frank Whaley's underrated character portrait, "The Jimmy Show", was attacked by critics and filmgoers upon release, and is mostly fo...
11 Okt 202359min
How The Black Panthers Changed My Life | ArtiFact 47: Eldridge Cleaver’s ”Soul on Ice”
Two years after the creation of the Black Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver’s prison writings were published as SOUL ON ICE. He became the party’s Minister of Information, but would soon have a falling ...
4 Okt 20231h 55min
