Culture
Political correctness confronts the academic establishment in ‘The Niceties’
April 19, 2019Like it or not, liberals and leftists need each other.
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TCM Classic Filmfest wrapup: Hooray for Hollywood!
April 18, 2019The TCM Classic Film Festival proves there’s still a big audience for period motion pictures, and that like fine wines, vintage films improve with age.
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Seattle Labor Chorus sings of 1919 General Strike
April 18, 2019Workers from 100 unions a century ago walked off their jobs in solidarity with striking Seattle and Tacoma shipyard workers, idling the city for five days.
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Review: ‘Thriller’: A horror film that centers inner-city youth for a change
April 17, 2019Thriller gets the slasher film out of the suburbs, for a change.
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“Our Lady on fire, France in tears”—Notre Dame blaze horrifies world
April 16, 2019The French Communist Party said the cathedral was “a collective work of architects, workers, craftsmen, and builders” who over centuries had “carved a jewel.”
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