Culture
Injecting life into socialism: Post-1956 Hungarian art and Soviet flower power
July 12, 2018If you have received opinions, best leave them at the door when you visit the Wende Museum of the Cold War.
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Socialism’s contradictions in ‘the other Germany’ and the Third World
July 11, 2018While East German leaders were confounded by some of the notions of their Mozambican brothers and sisters, Maoist Chinese students, or how to handle Angela Davis, they did seem deeply committed to making socialism real.
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Hopefully ‘Cabaret’ will seem dated some day, but we’re nowhere there yet
July 10, 2018Cabaret entertains mightily, with remarkably good singing-actor voices, as its chilling messages creep into your bones.
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A new mosaic in Highland Park features activist Rosalio Urias Muñoz
July 9, 2018“War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” That was the battle cry of Rosalio Urias Muñoz on September 16, 1969.
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10th World Choir Games begin in South Africa
July 6, 2018For this group to be in South Africa is a dream to participate and celebrate in a nation with great significance due to the historic relations of friendship and cooperation with Cuba.
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