Culture
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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Richard Wright’s ‘Native Son’ becomes more powerful with each passing year
April 20, 2018In a word, theatre doesn’t get any better than this. It’s a requiem for an America that’s still very much alive.
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L.A. Times Food Bowl: Beyond elitist culinary excursions
April 20, 2018“No one needs another food event that’s just concentrated on ‘fancy’ stuff," says L.A. Times food editor Amy Scattergood. This year's L.A. Food Bowl promises to be anything but.
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‘Occupation of the American Mind’: Documentary on Israel’s effective propaganda war
April 19, 2018This is a film best seen in a group that can take the time after a viewing to discuss what role Americans can play going forward.
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