A critique of the Gotham programme: Marxism and superheroes
Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the X-Men… Comic book superheroes are big business, they’ve been used as wartime propaganda and condemned for their “lurid, unsavoury, gruesome illustrations”, Sasha Simic reveals
Archeologists uncover the truth at Nazi death camp Sobibor
Over the last five years a team of archeologists led by Yoram Haimi and Wojciech Mazurek have been excavating the Nazis’ death camp at Sobibor in Poland – now they have reached the remains of previously hidden gas chambers.
West Ham and anti-racism – what a difference a decade or two makes!
The powerhouse of that mighty Liverpool team was John Barnes, one of Britain’s greatest football players. But that day at West Ham, many supporters did not treat John Barnes with admiration or even grudging respect…
Video: huge flashmob in Glasgow as Scotland gets ready to say Yes
The guy who made this video – I don’t know him – describes these scenes on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street as “a flashmob”. I’ve never seen a bigger flashmob! It’s a massive demonstration, a huge show of strength by Yes voters in the independence referendum on Thursday. Make sure you see the moment about five minutes in, when the camera turns and lets us look all the way down the street…
Sweden elections liveblog: breakthrough for fascists as vote more than doubles
UPDATE Monday 15 September, 11am: We now have a confirmed breakdown of the seats in the Swedish parliament – and the fascist Sweden Democrats have 49 seats, up from 20 in 2010 when they entered parliament for the first time. They are now the third largest party.
The Heidelberg Project: searching for a city’s soul
The city of Detroit is portrayed as a harsh, violent and dark place. However it also has oases of beauty, colour and reflection, none more so than the area of Heidelberg.