Culture
‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’: Rediscovering the wheel
February 3, 2022The films of Japanese film director and screenwriter Ryusuke Hamaguchi lodge in your brain and heart like small incendiary devices, ticking from his self-awareness toward yours. What did the character mean by that? How does that...
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Europop musical ‘Singing Revolution’ treats leadup to Estonian independence from Soviets
February 2, 2022A cast of 20 all-singing, all-dancing performers and a five-piece band brought Singing Revolution: The Musical to the stage here for its world premiere.
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‘The Cultivators’: African American art and history, a superb exhibition in Malibu
January 31, 2022If you are anywhere near Los Angeles, or plan to be from now until March 27, you will find a couple of hours no better spent than with a visit to Pepperdine University’s Frederick R. Weisman...
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‘GameStop: Rise of the Players’ exposes the greed of Wall Street and finance capitalism
January 28, 2022Was it the French Revolution of Finance? Occupy Wall Street 2.0? A new documentary tells a David and Goliath story of the Little Guys vs. the Hedge Funds.
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‘The Thirtieth of January’: Crime and tragedy commemorated in a historical painting
January 28, 2022When Robert Ballagh found a growing need to make a statement on the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, he felt drawn to paintings that had impacted him in the past.
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