Culture
Masterful “Neruda” film opens on December 16
December 15, 2016“We invented a world, just as Neruda invented his. The film we made is more a ‘Nerudian’ film than it is a film about Neruda, or perhaps it’s both.”
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Bigger pay on a small stage: Will L.A. theatres go dark?
December 14, 2016Small theatres barely keep the spotlights while they scrape up the rent.
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“Westworld”: First season offers intrigue, social critique
December 13, 2016At the conclusion of Westworld's first season, enthusiastic viewers of subtext are left hanging on a cliff.
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James and Esther Cooper Jackson, African American activists in a joint biography
December 12, 2016James and Esther Cooper Jackson were mainstays of the struggle for African American equality for decades. Sara Rzeszutek Haviland tells the story of their life together.
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Oakland fire is proof we need to invest in artists’ housing
December 12, 2016If cities and the state of California are serious about being a sanctuary that will oppose the Trump agenda, they will also have to invest in the resources to make livable artists’ housing a reality.
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