Culture
A greeting to Maryland visitors: “Welcome to Harriet Tubman country”
March 27, 2017The visitor center opened three weeks ago and has become a magnet drawing people from Baltimore, Washington, DC., Philadelphia and even from abroad.
Read more“Building the Wall,” resisting home-grown fascism through theatre
March 24, 2017It’s a rough-going 80 minutes but well worth the investment if it leads to greater effort to dismantle the incipient apparatus of fascism in America.
Read moreFrom Navy Seal commando to fair minded film director
March 24, 2017“My interest is always with the side that initiates. The story lies with those who do, more than with the victims.”
Read moreSuspended animation: In Philip Glass’ “The Perfect American” Uncle Walt is Mickey Rat
March 22, 2017Glass’ repetitive music is often lovely and evocative, a sonic tapestry expressing Disney’s dilemmas and visions.
Read more“Fairly Traceable”: Legal doctrine vs. indigenous people and environment
March 22, 2017The play accomplishes all it sets out to do: Tell a relevant story with complex characters, compelling internal, romantic, political, and legal conflicts, and a potent message.
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