Culture
Birobidzhan: Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region is not so Jewish
October 20, 2016Masha Gessen's new book tells the story of "Where the Jews Aren't."
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Double play: “Billy & Ray” and “The Stand-In”
October 17, 2016The cynicism Wilder’s oeuvre is known for suggests that he may not necessarily have been so wild about us - the human race.
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“Kevin Hart: What Now?”: Black off-topic comedy
October 14, 2016Kevin Hart: What Now? makes a contribution to the growing cinematic surge of Black-themed films.
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New film gives us Neruda, Chile’s communist poet
October 14, 2016Neruda is a multi-layered creative “anti-biopic” shunning all conventions while raising the bar for experimental storytelling.
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100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland
October 11, 2016Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.
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