Culture
“Gook”: The not-so-black-and-white race dynamics of LA riots
August 17, 2017By centering on Black and Asian Americans, Chon gives audiences a powerful slice-of-life perspective into racial relationships not often explored.
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“Trouble in Mind”: Nobody knows the stage stereotypes I’ve seen
August 16, 2017This production of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind came to me as a theatrical revelation. It is a classic “the worm turns” tale.
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Socialist sudoku
August 15, 2017OK, all you Sudoku fans! Try this one. The only difference is we’re using the nine letters below instead of numbers. When you’ve completed it, you’ll find a timely message.
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“Lucia di Lammermoor” and “Die Fledermaus”: Fidelity, fatality, frivolity
August 11, 2017Tremendously exciting singing by world-class artists.
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“Whose Streets?”: Black activists at the center of new film
August 11, 2017The narrative of what happened in Ferguson after Michael Brown's murder has often been a fragmented one. A new documentary puts Black activists front and center.
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