Culture
The German Peasants’ War and the artists who championed its cause
May 13, 2025It remains the first class war to challenge the feudal order in Germany. Some outstanding artists who sided with the peasants or supported their struggle.
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Edward Said has said his last word—on opera
May 12, 2025Edward W. Said (1935–2003) was an astute scholar of music and a classically trained pianist whose publications include Musical Elaborations and Music at the Limits.
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Moloka’i Bound: Film review
May 12, 2025Polynesian fathers and sons take center stage in the feature at the annual FilmFest, highlighting South Seas Cinema.
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Fascism, working-class struggle, and 2026: Looking back on the dystopian sci-fi classic ‘Metropolis’
May 9, 2025Cinematic somersaults abound in the 1927 film, but it fumbles the landing with an oversimplified message of class collaboration and reliance on a messiah to save us all.
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Homoerotica on trial: An 1890s photographer and his negatives in fascist Italy
May 9, 2025This play is a part of a celebration of plays and lectures in Los Angeles aimed at raising awareness about the rise of fascism, racism, and antisemitism, and the power of art and design to resist...
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