Culture
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” breaks out across America this season
November 22, 2016This loosely reconstructed version of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet is simply astounding.
Read moreHitler, Hollywood, and hilarity: This play has it all
November 22, 2016Southern California audiences are fortunate indeed to have this great production available to them.
Read moreBlack, Southern, poor, gay, male: Alternate images in “Moonlight”
November 21, 2016This is honest filmmaking at its best, marking a milestone in the development of Black-oriented cinema in America.
Read moreTerror and torture: The spiral of endless war
November 21, 2016The contradiction of "the war on terror": the means used to fight it are effective recruiting devices for terrorists themselves.
Read moreGwen Ifill, 61: PBS journalist
November 18, 2016“We can’t expect the world to get better by itself,” she said. “We have to create something we can leave the next generation.”
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