Saviour

Barbie dolls play an unexpectedly catalysing role in Absolution, Alice McDermott’s evocative and masterly ninth novel about the white saviour complex and the social politics of American wives during the Vietnam war. In 1960s Saigon, the docile and conventional Patricia is the newest addition to a cabal of expat wives led by the charismatic Charlene, a Regina George in Betty Draper’s clothing. Charlene is a chain-smoking dynamo of caustic put-downs, vulpine glamour and a barely concealed tranquilliser habit. Impressionable…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: Alan Moore, brazilRecently, Alan Moore held an audience with the Scottish Book Trust, hosted by Heather Parry. And talked about magic, fascism and Brazil.Article Summary Alan Moore discusses magic as a sophisticated worldview that shapes his creative process. Magic, Moore asserts, can empower individuals to effect real-world change and combat fascism. Moore, tongue in cheek, claims a personal victory in influencing Brazil's election, humorously dubbing himself…

Matty Healy of the 1975 pop group is being condemned by critics for having a “white saviour complex” and seeking to impose “western” values on Malaysia. The accusation comes after he used his recent Kuala Lumpur concert to denounce the country’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws. But he got roars of approval from the crowd. They clearly agreed with what he said.And while some Malaysian LGBT people were critical, others were supportive. They argue that queer rights are a universal human right, not a western one, and that these rights…

Warwick Thornton still remembers the first time he saw a crucifix. After a childhood as a mischief-maker in Alice Springs, he was exiled by his mother to a remote Western Australian town and sent to a boarding school run by Spanish Benedictine monks. It was there, aged 11, that he first walked into a church and came face-to-face with the gruesome effigy towering above him.“ seeing this man being tortured up there,” the 52-year-old says. “And being incredibly scared and fearful.”It’s an experience the Kaytetye film-maker…

In the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency, standing out requires more than just an innovative concept. It requires a potent mix of technological sophistication, market intuition, and a robust strategy to bring about meaningful disruption. One such platform that’s been making waves lately is HedgeUp (HDUP), a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that has quickly earned the moniker of a ‘crypto saviour’ thanks to its unique approach and ambitious roadmap. HedgeUp (HDUP) – Revolutionising DeFi HedgeUp…

When they were adapting Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho in the late Nineties, Christian Bale and filmmaker Mary Harron found inspiration for their sociopathic serial killer Patrick Bateman in an unlikely source. “One day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman,” Harron said in 2009, “and just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes. was really taken with this energy.” Bale had been watching a 1999 appearance by Cruise on Letterman’s US talk show. Try and find the…