Culture
‘Gehenna’: Horror film uses the supernatural to show terrors of colonialism and war
April 25, 2018Set in Saipan, the new horror flick "Gehenna" turns the Hollywood trope of "magical natives" on its head.
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Particular or universal? ‘Bad Jews’ dramatizes an old cultural and religious dilemma
April 25, 2018In the brutally, savagely dark comedy Bad Jews, now playing at the Odyssey Theatre, playwright Joshua Harmon puts a contemporary spin on a very old question that haunts any community that seeks to preserve its culture...
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The dark truths about child labor in books for children
April 24, 2018With International Workers' Day upon us, let's not forget those who gave up what should have been the best times of their lives to the rapacious capitalist system - children.
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Her Mission: Impossible? Elizabeth’s struggles on ‘The Americans’
April 24, 2018The show seems to be establishing the likelihood that Philip will betray his true country in order to pay off his debts. Too obvious a plot line, but we’ll see what happens.
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Upselling and down-strangling in ‘The Americans’
April 23, 2018The pressure, always intense for our undercover couple of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, is ratcheting steadily upward.
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