Culture
‘Waiting in the Wings’ theater review: Women led play boldly tackles taboos on death and old age
July 22, 2026Playwright Coward showed courage going against the grain with a woman-centered play about those ultimate taboos: Death and old age, especially afflicting those whom Simone de Beauvoir dubbed “The Second Sex.”
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Pat Oliphant, prizewinning giant of political cartooning, dies at 90
July 22, 2026The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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Sports and politics: No longer strange bedfellows
July 21, 2026"Sports, far from being remote from the social and economic reality of the societies around it, continues to mirror the corruption and inequality of these societies."
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History and resistance: Engaging days in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
July 21, 2026Timor-Leste would not be at the top of most tourists’ bucket list but it has a rich history of struggle, resistance, and culture.
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‘King of the Hill’ Season 15: Witty social commentary wrapped in wholesome comedy
July 17, 2026Hank Hill comes back to our TV screens at a “perfect” (read: tumultuous) time in history as the far-right pushes and distracts with the so-called culture wars.
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