Culture
Brazilian poet diplomat Vinícius de Moraes and ‘The Worker in Construction’
December 11, 2020The year 2020 marked 40 years of farewell to the poet Vinícius de Moraes.
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Hanukkah is about resistance. Let’s resist this COVID spike through mutual aid
December 10, 2020At its core, the Hanukkah story commemorates the victorious resistance of the people over the power and might of empire.
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Left on the dial—alternative TV and Podcasts
December 10, 2020The U.S. election has finally been secured with even Donald Trump almost tacitly acknowledging that he lost.
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The revolutionary history of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
December 8, 2020Like few other composers, Beethoven expresses the will for freedom, the democratic longing of the people.
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John Brown’s maid: Brown as buffoon in ‘The Good Lord Bird’ vs. Brown as radical in ‘Underground’
December 7, 2020The last two episodes of Ethan Hawkes' recounting of the John Brown story have some emotional resonance.
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