Culture
‘Y: The Last Man’ is dystopian television for a post-Trump world
September 21, 2021The real meat of the story isn’t to be found in the catastrophic event that wipes out nearly all the men on the planet, but rather in the challenges involved in rebuilding an imperfect world.
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Strikes and financial tomfoolery highlight an alternative global fall TV season
September 20, 2021It’s Emmy Award season, but rather than dwell on television’s past it might be better to dwell on its future. What follows are the best (and worst) of fall series previewed at the recently concluded Series...
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Hidden history: The truth about Reconstruction
September 17, 2021Back in 1988, historian Eric Foner brought us the story of a revolution reversed; it's worth revisiting today.
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‘Lizastrata’: Make eros, not thanatos, says Aristophanes
September 15, 2021The Troubadour Theater Company’s uproarious mounting of Lizastrata at the Getty Villa’s amphitheater is the latest of countless versions of Aristophanes’ Greek classic Lysistrata.
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‘The Unusual Suspects’: Round them up!
September 13, 2021Unusual Suspects is also notable for its clear-eyed observations on the class dynamics between servants.
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