Culture
J.M.W. Turner at 250: The first painter to depict the Industrial Revolution
April 18, 2025Turner’s work sought to capture the immense forces of nature, often reflecting social transformations and issues.
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‘Last Night at Mikell’s’ with James Baldwin, Maya Angelou, and Miles Davis
April 18, 2025The play imagines a final meeting of the minds at their beloved and historic gathering place.
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‘George’: Soprano Sonia Yoncheva’s first recital album celebrates the life of George Sand
April 17, 2025The singer uses her voice and melodies to bring to life France’s most eminent 19th-century feminist.
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AOC, Sanders, Baez, Neil Young, rock the free world at L.A. ‘Bernie-chella’
April 16, 2025Themes of class struggle, people power, labor militancy, and anti-authoritarianism ignite the massive Fighting Oligarchy rally.
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Darkest L.A.: Film Noir, Greed, and Corporate Graft in LaLa Land
April 16, 2025Five novels, five industries: New course examines how the postwar period set the tone for L.A.’s current reality of a vast income disparity, a crisis in housing, and frequent “natural,” though totally avoidable, disasters.
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