The Poetics of Empire

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The Poetics of Empire (Lewton Bus)

Pop quiz: In your typical James Bond movie, who is the protagonist?
Seems like a strange, obvious question, right? It’s obviously Bond. He’s the hero. He’s played by the top-billed actor. The franchise is basically named after him. So, clearly, Bond is the protagonist. Right?
Put a pin in that…

Bond, Thanos, Palpatine, Thespis

Pop quiz: In your typical James Bond movie, who is the protagonist?

Seems like a strange, obvious question, right? It’s obviously Bond. He’s the hero. He’s played by the top-billed actor. The franchise is basically named after him. So, clearly, Bond is the protagonist. Right?

Put a pin in that, and we’ll come back to it.

Now, here’s a similar question: In the new Avengers: Infinity War, who is the protagonist?

This article mirrors almost-exactly the conversation that Ruth and I had coming out of the cimena after seeing Infinity War the other week.

Daft Lego

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You’ve seen Daft Punk music videos before. You’ve seen remixes of Daft Punk music videos before. You’ve seen Lego remixes of Daft Punk music videos before. But you haven’t seen anything like this before (unless you’ve seen this before).

Orkambi Protests, 22nd June 2018, Belfast and London

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Orkambi Protests, 22nd June 2018, Belfast and London (Little Fierce One)

www.youtube.com/watch This video was made to raise awareness about the campaign to make a life saving cystic fibrosis medicine available on the NHS. Please share far and wide and go to a protest in…

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This video was made to raise awareness about the campaign to make a life saving cystic fibrosis medicine available on the NHS. Please share far and wide and go to a protest in Belfast or London on 22nd June if you can! Thanks to everyone who contributed to the video and huge thanks to…