Culture
A new ‘epic jazz opera’ on CD elevates the migrant liberation movement
October 22, 2019With a firm grasp on the canon of liberation music before him, Barson (a student of and collaborator with the late Fred Ho) has crafted a work for these times, but one deserving of a lifespan...
Read moreWorld famous Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso dies
October 21, 2019"Today is a sad day for the world, but she will always be with us."
Read more‘Flint: The Poisoning of an American City’ gives voice to victims
October 18, 2019Flint residents have been fighting for clean water and justice since 2014. Five years and counting since the water crisis there made national news and many residents are still without access to safe water.
Read more‘By the Grace of God’: Film skewers pedophile priests in France
October 17, 2019Despite some small criticisms, it’s a riveting “spiritual” thriller that takes no “liberties with the facts,” according to the director.
Read more‘Neil Simon’s Musical Fools’: Everybody plays one sometime, right?
October 16, 2019It is so boisterously silly and good-hearted, and suitable for all audiences, that it is truly worth seeing in times that need a little comic relief.
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