Culture
Being a Black entertainment creator in the era of ‘Black Panther’
March 30, 2018Such a topic was grappled with at a recent panel at the annual WonderCon convention. The panel, “Blacks in Entertainment: Designing for the Culture” discussed the topic of “what next” for Black workers in the industry,...
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Hopeless in Gaza? A talk with scholar Norman Finkelstein
March 29, 2018“The nadir of the Palestinian struggle is now,” says distinguished but controversial scholar Norman G. Finkelstein.
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‘Bingo Hall’: To leave or stay on the reservation?
March 27, 2018Precious time is spent on material that goes nowhere, while much else goes unexplored.
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Japanese-American musical ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei earns fan loyalty
March 26, 2018Allegiance represents a kind of foundational narrative for the Japanese-American community as Fiddler on the Roof is to Jews.
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‘The Invention of Morel’: A new operatic sci-fi take on eternal life
March 23, 2018This is not just a metaphysical sci-fi voyage into the unknown, and not just a mediation on mortality, but very much a commentary on our own times and conditions.
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