Culture
Funding loyalty: The economics of the Soviet Communist Party
June 19, 2017New book details the large-scale financial-political enterprise that was the ruling Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Read moreThe ever-controversial Caesar comes out in Lou Harrison opera
June 16, 2017Let’s go back to a time maybe 35 years or so before he was murdered at age 55, when Caesar was coming into his manhood, a bright, athletic fellow.
Read moreMarc Blitzstein, “The Cradle Will Rock” and gay pride
June 16, 2017American composer Marc Blitzstein’s “play in music” The Cradle Will Rock takes place in Steeltown, U.S.A., on the night of a union drive.
Read moreOne-woman play “Tough Brown Leather,” a sexual survivor’s story
June 13, 2017The play itself spools out like a highly condensed therapy session in which long-suppressed memories come out for professional examination.
Read moreNew film “Manifesto” heralds one new era after another
June 12, 2017"Manifesto is a film of such power and originality, a visual and mental feast, that it warrants multiple viewings."
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