Culture
Hopeless in Gaza? A talk with scholar Norman Finkelstein
March 29, 2018“The nadir of the Palestinian struggle is now,” says distinguished but controversial scholar Norman G. Finkelstein.
Read more‘Bingo Hall’: To leave or stay on the reservation?
March 27, 2018Precious time is spent on material that goes nowhere, while much else goes unexplored.
Read moreJapanese-American musical ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei earns fan loyalty
March 26, 2018Allegiance represents a kind of foundational narrative for the Japanese-American community as Fiddler on the Roof is to Jews.
Read more‘The Invention of Morel’: A new operatic sci-fi take on eternal life
March 23, 2018This is not just a metaphysical sci-fi voyage into the unknown, and not just a mediation on mortality, but very much a commentary on our own times and conditions.
Read more‘Engaging Shaw,’ an intellectual comedy about Fabian Society socialists and their marriages
March 22, 2018"Engaging Shaw" is generally a playful mental exercise that turns over some of the most established rules of society and asks that we “engage” with their less pretty underside.
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