Culture
Immerse yourself in the Chinese Cultural Revolution at the Wende Museum
December 14, 2022The Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–76) was a period of tremendous social and economic upheaval within China itself that also had deep global reverberations.
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Manuel Tiago’s ‘A Line in the Sand’: How to beat back a fascist coup
December 12, 2022In many of his previous works , “Tiago” would use his own experiences to look at Communist militants emerging from a life of underground struggle in prisons, factories, shops and streets in the last days of...
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¡Viva Maestro!: Conductor Gustavo Dudamel and his roots in Venezuela’s ‘El Sistema’
December 8, 2022The “maestro” of its title surely belongs to Dudamel, but the dynamic Venezuelan had been inspired since childhood by his own maestro, José Antonio Abreu, 1975 founder of ‘El Sistema.’
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Karma is an anti-monopoly probe: Taylor Swift fans prompt look at Ticketmaster abuse
December 7, 2022After a nightmare ticket sale, monopolies made a powerful enemy. That’s good news for all of us.
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The business of streaming 2022: ‘The one where the whole thing nearly collapsed’
December 6, 2022The Big Three streaming companies, Disney+, Netflix and HBO, have all sustained losses in both subscribers and market valuation over the last year.
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