Culture
Best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Stephen Hawking, dies
March 14, 2018“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
Read more“Race News”: Chronicling the Black press and fight for justice
March 9, 2018Black journalists in the commercial press packaged their mission of ending racial discrimination within a profit-oriented, objective presentation of current events, but "race news" wasn’t immune to politics.
Read moreIs nothing Sacred, Fools?: “The Art Couple” premieres in L.A.
March 8, 2018When I found out Sacred Fools was mounting a play about Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin I immediately set out to review The Art Couple.
Read moreThree world premiere plays in L.A.: Jackie, The Alamo, and Superman
March 7, 2018"The Cape and the Klan" is based on the true story of a conscientious reporter who went undercover on a mission to infiltrate and expose the KKK.
Read more“Hostiles”: A thought-provoking film that should be seen
March 6, 2018A film that definitely should be seen. It puts squarely on the table of national discussion the contemporary plight of Indigenous people.
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