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Sidney Finkelstein: an appreciation of the great Marxist cultural critic

January 19, 2018 By Daniel Rosenberg

The Marxist cultural critic Sidney Finkelstein lived in a suitcase in my mother’s closet.

Two new films, “Dunkirk” and “The Darkest Hour”: Who won the war?

January 19, 2018 By Michael Berkowitz

In the run up to the Academy Awards, two highly touted, vastly different popular films refocus attention on World War II.

Fashion label puts domestic violence center stage during NAACP Image Awards weekend

January 18, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Taking place just before the NAACP gathering, Wicked Things Boutiques ball was held in Hollywood, California. It brought together designers, performers, and advocates from all walks of life to raise money for families affected by domestic...

Roy Zimmerman reZists in hilarious and moving contemporary topical songs

January 17, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

Most of his songs involve clever lyrics, fresh, unexpected rhymes, and good cheer, but on one or two he turns intensely, deadly serious.

Santa Monica honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., symphonically

January 16, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

The Santa Monica Symphony continued its now several-years-long tradition of presenting a concert free and open to the public to honor the legacy of our nation’s most renowned spokesperson for civil and human rights, a Nobel...