Welcome To The Tribe

Comments (2) | @theateranddance, Theater and Dance, Theater Review

Erica E. Phillips
Staff Reporter

Defending the human race gets bloody in 'Wirehead.'

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Next up, Nollywood!

Comments (0) | @opinion, Global Pop, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

Twenty films a week, shot with hand-held cameras and produced on budgets of $20,000 or less, are released to audiences in Nigeria, but you won't be able to catch these flicks at your local cinema.

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Shakira, I Have Loved Thee

Comments (6) | @opinion, Global Pop, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

The world's most ambitious rockstar-producer scandalizes again! But did anyone in the U.S. notice?

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Tagging the Taggers

Comments (2) | @opinion, Global Pop, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

Is it really that disruptive to see a spray-painted picture on a blank wall every once in a while?

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Noah And The Whale Unload Baggage At The Roxy

Comments (1) | @music, Live Show Review, Music

Erica E. Phillips
Staff Reporter

All the quirky energy that initially made Noah and the Whale stand out among flannel-clad indie kids is gone. Charlie Fink, please cheer up!

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Our Global Hip-Hop Generation

Comments (1) | @opinion, Global Pop, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

This week's CMJ festival will showcase the voice of today's urban youth around the world.

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Selling Movies Not As Reel-istic For Filmmakers

Comments (1) | @opinion, American Film Market, film market, Global Pop, Opinion, Orange Chair Productions, Pusan International Film Festival, RiffRaff

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

The film market at this year's Pusan International Film Festival in Korea was surprisingly unsuccessful, leading filmmakers the world over to wonder - how to reach an audience.

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Does Arts Journalism Matter?

Comments (2) | @nationandworld, Nation and World, News Feature

Jess Scott, Erica E. Phillips
Contributors

Friday's National Arts Summit explored the beginning of this industry's online transition.

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Juanes Performs in Cuba for Peace

Comments (0) | @opinion, cuba, Global Pop, havana, jovanotti, juanes, olga tanon, Opinion, orishas, paz sin fronteras

Erica E. Phillips
columnist

Miami-based Colombian singer claims the concert's intentions were apolitical, but debate grows hot among the global Cuban diaspora.

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Whose Message Is It Anyway?

Comments (0) | @opinion, Global Pop, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

The Pope's Vatican Art Summit prompts questions surrounding art, propaganda and artist allegiances.

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Whose Message Is It Anyway?

Comments (0) | diego rivera, glenn beck, Global Pop, michelangelo, nea, Opinion, pope, vatican, yosi sargent

Erica E. Phillips

The Pope's Vatican Art Summit raises questions surrounding art and propaganda. So does Glenn Beck.

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Sci-Fi Allegories and Next Year's World Cup Host

Comments (6) | Africa, District 9, Erica E. Phillips, Global Pop, Johannesburg, Opinion, Soccer, South Africa, World Cup

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

'District 9' makes a powerful global statement as South Africa prepares to host the 2010 World Cup.

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With Great Power Comes Global Adaptability

Comments (0) | AK Comics, Asterix, Chacha Chaudhary, Cybersix, Disney buys Marvel, Erica E. Phillips, Global Pop, Judge Dredd, Manga, Opinion

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

Will Disney's $4 billion deal with Marvel mean we will soon be seeing Spidey in Wonderland?

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Acting Stupidly

Comments (0) | American popular culture, Danny Boyle, global culture, Global Pop, Opinion, Pop Culture, Shahrukh Khan, Slumdog Millionaire, SRK

Erica E. Phillips
Columnist

Danny Boyle knows the name Shahrukh Khan, but does the general American population know who he is?

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