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Now showing — The Street of Crocodiles · 5 works

  • 21 Jump Street Film · 2010s

    Two underachieving cops go undercover at a high school and discover the social order has flipped. A self-aware buddy comedy that shouldn't work but does.

    Urban isolationPowerIdentity
  • Made in Hong Kong Film · 1990s

    Youth drift, street abrasion, and emotional damage unfold at the edge of handover-era Hong Kong.

    Urban isolationAfter-hoursLonging
  • Queer as Folk Television · 1990s

    Queer as Folk is a 1999 British television series that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Initially running for eight episodes, a two-part follow up was shown in 2000. It was written by Russell T Davies and produced by Red Production Company for Channel 4.

    Urban isolationPowerSurveillance
  • Homicide: Life on the Street Television · 1990s

    Homicide: Life on the Street is a 1993 television series from United States, shaped by Paul Attanasio. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure.

    PowerUrban isolationNature
  • Last Exit to Brooklyn Books · 1960s

    Last Exit to Brooklyn is a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens and prostitutes. An unforgettable cast of characters inhabits the housing projects, bars and streets of Brooklyn: Georgette, a hopelessly romantic and tormented transvestite; Vinnie, a disaffected and volatile youth wh...

    Urban isolationAfter-hoursPower
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  • The Practice of Everyday Life Essays