Curating the End of the World deploys Afrofuturism to respond to Covid-19, anti-black violence and capitalism
		
	 
	
		
		Pieter du Plessis’s post-apocalyptic film throws up some interesting questions, but it also needs to work a little harder
		
	 
	
		
		To stand a chance of fixing our planet, we need a seismic cultural and spiritual transformation
		
	 
	
		
		M&G’s doomsday reporter has returned from his sabbatical seeking that elusive silver lining
		
	 
	
		
		Earth is going to slowly burn up and gangs will be key to survival, so form a clan and gather all the canned food, seeds, water and weapons you can.
		
	 
	
		
		From the Cuban missile crisis to a fossil fuels frenzy, the powerhouse appears to be intent on winning the race to disaster.
		
	 
	
		
		The symbolic Doomsday Clock is creeping closer to the apocalypse as scientists maintaining the device moved it one minute closer to the zero hour.