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Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

Revisiting the Music of 2011: Dissent, Censorship, and Apocalypse

From turning our gaze backwards, and recycling lost time, a new music is emerging, slowly paving way for an impending rupture to come.

| January 5, 2012 | No Comments »

The 20 Best Films of 2011 (Part Two)

The 20 Best Films of 2011 (Part Two)

Part Two of Hydra Magazine's 20 Best Films of 2011.

| December 30, 2011 | No Comments »

The 20 Best Films of 2011 (Part One)

The 20 Best Films of 2011 (Part One)

Part One of Hydra Magazine's 20 Best Films of 2011.

| December 27, 2011 | No Comments »

Poetries of an Occupation: Police Violence and Peoples’ Voices

Poetries of an Occupation: Police Violence and Peoples’ Voices

These are interesting times indeed. When something we collectively call time is interrupted by a situation...

| November 22, 2011 | No Comments »

The Bare Life of the Turin Horse

The Bare Life of the Turin Horse

From Nietzsche's silence to the bare life of the body: Bela Tarr's final opus is a film of devastating nakedness.

| November 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Summoning the Ghosts

Summoning the Ghosts

What has become of the American on the road soundtrack?

| August 31, 2011 | No Comments »

Saying It Anyway, A Success Story

Saying It Anyway, A Success Story

Geoff Dyer's protagonists in 'Out of Sheer Rage' are procrastinators who get the real work done.

| August 9, 2011 | No Comments »

American Transcendentalism and ‘The Tree of Life’

American Transcendentalism and ‘The Tree of Life’

Terrence Malick's newest film signals a full-on return to American Transcendentalism.

| June 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Through the Lens of Hip-hop: An Interview with Mochilla’s Brian Cross (B+)

Through the Lens of Hip-hop: An Interview with Mochilla’s Brian Cross (B+)

The photographer/filmmaker frames his work in the context of the African musical diaspora in the Americas.

| June 14, 2011 | No Comments »

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

Listening to Gil Scott-Heron, Again

The gifted musician fell victim to his own cautionary tales.

| June 9, 2011 | No Comments »