Culture
“The Big Short” in review: The fire next time
January 14, 2016The film version of Michael Lewis' non-fiction book "The Big Short" is a high percentage earner in the Great Recession sweepstakes.
Read moreThis week in history: Jack London, writer, socialist, is born
January 14, 2016Jack London, novelist and passionate advocate of labor unions, socialism, and the rights of workers, was born 140 years ago.
Read more“The Revenant”: Voice in the wilderness
January 13, 2016"The Revenant" is a powerful, soaring reverie of love, duty, and survival . . . an environmentalist's epic.
Read moreUnpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
January 13, 2016"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
Read moreDavid Bowie, 1947-2016: Departure of the Cosmic Chameleon
January 13, 2016Bowie was an artist; a true original force that didn't stay still but progressed, shedding identities and modes of work and style to offer new canvases.
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