Culture
The art of disability culture: Dispelling myths, dissolving barriers, and disrupting prejudice
November 24, 2021The title of the current exhibit at the Palo Alto Art Center speaks of “disrupting prejudices,” and I’ll tell you my prejudices were not just disrupted but blown to pieces right away.
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AFI Fest features the reel and the real Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin
November 23, 2021I love and highly recommend The Real Charlie Chaplin, which provides a penetrating portrait of one of the geniuses who coinvented and shaped the silver screen.
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L.A.’s AFI Fest returns with films about occupation, voting, and protest
November 22, 2021The AFI Fest returned to Hollywood for live, in-person screenings and events, with an additional virtual component.
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L.A.’s biggest film festival returns with great anti-racist films
November 19, 2021Some of the screenings were accompanied by talent who introduced and/or spoke about their films when they were shown at the TCL Chinese Theatres.
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Tom Morello’s new song is anthem of solidarity with union workers
November 18, 2021In a time when seemingly more workers than ever are rising up and demanding humane pay and treatment, Morello’s new music may serve as the soundtrack to a labor mobilization the likes of which the U.S....
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