Culture
Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony ‘Babi Yar’: A profound reflection on Soviet society, history, and humanism
August 8, 2025The themes range from the suffering inflicted by Nazi Germany and the resilience found in humour, to the trauma of Stalinism and the quiet strength of enduring women.
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‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ review: Drab film shows the futility of war
August 4, 2025The big slog: War is dull
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‘The Heidi Chronicles’ theater review: Exploring feminist exhaustion
July 31, 2025Fear of frying: Does Wendy Wasserstein’s Heidi chronicle “Feminist Exhaustion”?
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Voice actors at Comic-Con warn of AI peril facing culture and the arts
July 30, 2025Although artificial intelligence is touted as the way of the future, it can only tell us where we’ve been, it can only consume what is already out there.
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New English-language book of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s speeches
July 30, 2025Fighting for Cuba! Fighting for Socialism! collects five speeches by the Cuban leader.
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