Culture
Two new Black-themed plays in L.A.: A history and a comedy
November 15, 2019What are the odds, at any given moment of theatre history in this city, of having two plays running simultaneously, both set during World War II with young Black men trying to enlist in the armed...
Read moreWorld-renowned singer Julia Migenes bids adieu with nostalgic French popular songs
November 14, 2019Grammy-winning opera singer Julia Migenes travels back to the Paris of Edith Piaf, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway in this evening of nostalgic French chansons.
Read more‘Kathy Griffin, A Hell of a Story’ comedy documentary mocks Trump
November 13, 2019Griffin’s hilarious documentary tells the saga of her May 30, 2017, photo shoot, with what looked like Trump's bloody severed head.
Read more‘Waking in Havana’: Good works on the AIDS front in Cuba
November 12, 2019Elena Schwolsky’s new book Waking in Havana: A Memoir of AIDS and Healing in Cuba is a well-written, moving account of her work as a nurse in Cuba’s HIV/AIDS prevention program.
Read more‘Poisoning Paradise’: Pierce Brosnan 007 hunts down agrichemical villains
November 8, 2019The ultimate Bond villain: Biotech companies such as Monsanto and DuPont, whose pesticides and GMO experimental projects are turning people into lab rats.
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