Culture
This week in history: Remembering folk personality Utah Phillips (1935-2008)
May 21, 2018This week marks ten years since the passing of renowned and beloved folk singer, storyteller, poet and recording artist known as "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest.”
Read moreJeanine Tesori’s musical ‘Violet’ again, now in Hollywood
May 18, 2018The creators of Violet are issuing a strong critique of our national Hollywood obsession.
Read more‘The Americans’ reaches new heights in “The Summit”
May 18, 2018Much of Elizabeth’s undercover work this season has focused on digging up intel to help the Soviets during the upcoming nuclear armaments summit with the U.S.
Read more‘Sorry to Bother You’: A darkly comedic condemnation of capitalism
May 17, 2018Whether intentionally or not, "Sorry to Bother You" reflects the feelings of a whole generation about life under capitalism.
Read moreLong Beach Opera offers a different (and shorter) Tristan and Isolde story
May 17, 2018What Richard Wagner does in five hours, Swiss composer Frank Martin does in under two.
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