Culture
Flip-flops and elections in Germany
February 18, 2011Germany's ruling parties are flip-flopping on everything from Egypt to unemployment as a series of elections approaches.
Read moreNY festival will showcase Cuban artists
February 10, 2011The festival will include Cuban artists, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, photographers and writers who will showcase their work.
Read moreNominees announced for “people’s alternative” Academy Awards
January 28, 2011The James Agee Cinema Circle has announced its fourth annual "Progie" Award nominees for 2010's best progressive films, actors and filmmakers.
Read morePoem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans
January 6, 2011The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.
Read morePete Postlethwaite gave us the great “Brassed Off”
January 5, 2011The great British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died of cancer Jan. 2 at 64, starred in one of the most progressive films that came out of England in the 1990s.
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