Swedish Cowboys & Syrian Refugees
In the middle of nowhere southern Sweden, there’s a popular Wild West theme park called High Chaparral, where Scandinavian tourists relive the action of the old American cowboy films. For over a year,...
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Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” opens like a classic Western: cattle are herded across the sweeping plains of Montana, with imposing mountains in the distance. But the plot of the film, based on...
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Some have argued that NATO expansion in the post-Soviet era is to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that it has provoked Vladimir Putin to defend his sphere of influence. Stephen Kotkin, a...
View ArticleJane Campion on “The Power of the Dog”
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” opens like a classic Western: cattle are herded across the sweeping plains of Montana, with imposing mountains in the distance. But the plot of the film, based on...
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