Culture
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s last thoughts on African colonialism
June 6, 2017For several reasons this is an experience theatergoers should not miss.
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The radical roots of Wonder Woman
June 6, 2017Creator William Marston saw his comics as a venue to convince people of the impossibility of patriarchy, the inability of men to rule, and their untruthfulness.
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In war zones, journalists risk it all for the story
June 5, 2017Photojournalists and filmmakers seem to be going further out on the line to capture the realities of violence in the world.
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“The Handmaid’s Tale”: Us and Them
June 2, 2017The Gilead regime – rabidly anti-feminist by any measure – manages to foster a perverse version of solidarity among the handmaids.
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New opera version of “The Grapes of Wrath,” a modern masterpiece
June 1, 2017The Grapes of Wrath is rich in human characterization and detail, and expressed in an enchanting, emotional musical language.
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