Comic superheroes are the modern era’s version of Greek gods
ROBERT MCGARVEY: In this new religion, heroes speak the truth and model the behaviours, values and norms of an increasingly diverse society ($$)
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Tag: Culture
Ireland’s greatest mythical hero
PAT MURPHY: The story of Cuchulainn is one of heroism. But it has also become a cultural touchstone and a political rallying cry ($$)
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Russian rap: turning rants and raves into culture
PRICE: Vladimir Putin wants Russian bureaucrats to regulate the nation’s rap music. What could go wrong? ($$)
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Staying when the government tells you to move
ROBINSON: How a decision to remain in an ancestral village helped ensure a family maintained strong ties to a culture ($$)
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Does Canadian culture warrant widespread taxpayer support?
Protecting cultural industries from competition and propping them up with public money is just wasteful (FREE)
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Stan Lee, left-wing culture warrior
TAUBE: Under his leadership, Marvel directly challenged societal norms on race, religion, war, gender and sexuality ($$)
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Rhodes cultural policy is a template for Canada
The Greeks believe that supporting the arts and culture is not a luxury but an investment in human progress (FREE)
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The subsidy table is set, and actors and writers will dine
The CRTC has backed away from a 21st-century funding model for the creation of Canadian content. We’ll all be poorer as a result
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Is western civilization worth defending?
The science, culture and philosophy of the West have been embraced around the world. And millions still flock to our shores (FREE)
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Tax the Internet in the name of Canadian culture?
MENZIES: Canadian production is booming. It hardly needs more official intervention – and funding – to continue to grow
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There’s no taboo to social lying
Too often, the truth can set you free – from jobs, relationships, money and social opportunities (BASIC membership content)
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Victim culture marks a return to a culture of revenge
Where perceived slights are personally avenged, and the law is supplanted as the final arbiter of justice (FREE)
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