Culture – Page 270 – People's World

‘Poisoning Paradise’: Pierce Brosnan 007 hunts down agrichemical villains

November 8, 2019 By Ed Rampell

The ultimate Bond villain: Biotech companies such as Monsanto and DuPont, whose pesticides and GMO experimental projects are turning people into lab rats.

Overview of tenth anniversary DOC NYC Film Festival

November 7, 2019 By Bill Meyer

The DOC NYC Film Festival has now become the largest documentary film festival in the U.S. It screens over 300 films, including many U.S. and world premieres, and runs for 10 days, Nov. 6-15.

‘The 7 Stages of Grieving’: An original Aboriginal Australian one-woman show

November 7, 2019 By Ed Rampell

As soon as the curtain lifts at the Skylight Theatre, "The 7 Stages of Grieving" kicks off with something most American audiences are likely to have never seen before in all of their theatergoing.

Breaking the class ceiling: New books challenge the meritocracy trap

November 6, 2019 By Tim Strangleman

Often times, it’s the lucky breaks that already advantaged people enjoy that allow them to achieve even more success.

Film review: All aboard the freedom train with “Harriet”

November 1, 2019 By Ed Rampell

In a straight forward, conventional manner co-writer/director Kasi Lemmons (1997’s Eve’s Bayou) unfolds the life story of Araminta "Minty" Ross.