Culture
On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers?
February 25, 2022While a reader may find certain aspects of her argument worthy of debate, the fundamental value of Purnell’s book and intellectual approach is one of openness.
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‘Abortion Pills Forever’: An interview with artist and activist Jex Blackmore
February 25, 2022Blackmore is part of a guerilla abortion rights awakening happening in Detroit.
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‘Assassins,’ Stephen Sondheim’s musical about Presidential shooters is a hit
February 24, 2022This imaginative, harrowing, gallows humor-type production marks the triumphant return of one of L.A.’s finest theaters.
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‘Power of Sail’: Fighting Nazis in the Ivy League (or inviting them in)
February 23, 2022This is truly what theater and the arts need to be doing now to educate, enlighten, and awaken.
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‘Only an Octave Apart’: Celebrating queerness in opera and cabaret mashup CD
February 22, 2022We are dealing here with sophisticated artists of vast professional experience and accomplishment who are sensitive to “the promise of living” in all its complexity.
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