Culture
‘The Northman’ is captivating but fails to reveal all its wonders
April 22, 2022This is a solid movie, make no mistake of that, but the full potential it could have embodied almost feels like an opportunity missed.
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Betty Smith, longtime CPUSA leader and director of International Publishers, passes at 95
April 20, 2022Thanks in large part to Betty Smith, International Publishers survived the post-Soviet crisis. She was determined to keep Marxist literature present in classrooms and bookstores for the next generations to absorb.
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Anti-Nazi drama ‘The Last Boy’ commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day at Manhattan’s Town Hall
April 19, 2022Broadway breakout star Bret Sherman says, “If the story of the Holocaust doesn’t get told, it will be lost to history.”
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Mr. Zelensky Goes to Washington
April 18, 2022"I knew Jimmy Stewart, and you, sir, are no Jimmy Stewart."
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Pearl Cleage’s character-driven ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ revival a hit
April 15, 2022Blues for an Alabama Sky is a taut drama with tragic outcomes for some, and at least the promise of success for others.
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