Robert Kennedy

A vast, timely, and often chilling investigation into the idea and practice of democracy, ranging from Ancient Greece and Renaissance Europe to civil rights, fears of voter fraud, and the spectre of authoritarianism.

On the eve of her 70th birthday, Canadian writer Margaret Atwood set out on an international tour criss-crossing the British Isles and North America to celebrate the publication of her new dystopian novel, The Year of the Flood. Rather than mount a traditional tour to promote a book's publication, Atwood conceived and executed something far more ambitious and revelatory--a theatrical version of her novel. Along the way she reinvented what a book tour could (and maybe should) be. But Atwood wasn't selling books as much as advocating an idea: how humanity must respond to the consequences of an environmentally compromised planet before her work of speculative fiction transforms into prophesy.

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinkers from fields ranging from moral philosophy to cultural theory, Examined Life reveals philosophy's power to transform the way we see the world around us and imagine our place in it.

Cliff receives an unusual 18th birthday gift from his younger sister — marijuana, alcohol, a subway token and the mission to lose his virginity. This results in Cliff meeting a young street hustler named Butch. At first, as Butch introduces Cliff to gay street life in Toronto, Cliff is excited by his new relationship. But as the two grow closer, he finds that Butch has problems, including drug addiction, that are cause for serious concern.

Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little discernible ill effect, it continues to be reviled by many governments on Earth. In this Genie Award-winning documentary veteran Canadian director Ron Mann and narrator Woody Harrelson mix humour and historical footage together to recount how the United States has demonized a relatively harmless drug.

Combining rare and often hilarious archival footage with engaging interviews, this groovy documentary chronicles the evolution of the titular postwar rock ’n' roll dance craze that took America by storm. Featuring singers and musicians who helped define the phenomenon like Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, and Joey Dee, as well as clips from TV shows like “American Bandstand,” TWIST tells the overlooked story of how shaking your hips went from being a sign of social degeneracy to the dance form that rocked the world.

スーパーマン、スパイダーマン、バットマン、Xメン・・・。コミックスや映画、フィギュアなどで長年にわたって私たちを楽しませてくれるアメリカン・コミック。19世紀末にコミック・ストリップ（新聞連載のマンガ）としてその歴史をスタートさせたアメリカン・コミックは、1933年頃にコミック・ブック（雑誌形式のマンガ）となって出版される。コミック・ブックの刊行は「スーパーマン」や「バットマン」などのスーパーヒーローを生み出し、子供たちを熱狂させた。60年代後半にはロバート・クラムに代表されるカリフォルニアの作家たちによる、カウンター・カルチャーを反映したアンダーグラウンド・コミックスの波が押し寄せ、大人向けのコミックスも増加。その後、より自由で実験的なインディペンデント・コミックまたはオルタナティヴ・コミックといわれるジャンル、グラフィック・ノヴェルと呼ばれる書き下ろし長編のコミックスなども登場。メイン・ストリームのスーパーヒーローもののコミックスは徐々に売り上げが落ちて停滞するものの、相次ぐハリウッドでの映画化やキャラクターの商品化で世界規模のマーケットが確立されている。またアンダーグラウンド作品もメイン・ストリーム化してより広く知られるようになり、アメリカン・コミックスは今なお進化し続ける。