Culture
This week in history: Bernstein records Blitzstein’s WWII Airborne Symphony
October 24, 2016Movements from the Airborne Symphony can be heard on YouTube, such as “The Ballad of Hurry Up."
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Unionism and the promise of working class citizenship
October 24, 2016The book is a welcomed addition to our understanding of the Teamsters’ Union.
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Babs’ majordomo in solo play “Buyer & Cellar”
October 21, 2016Jonathan Tolins’ Buyer & Cellar is one of those clever concoctions where it’s hard to know where fact ends and fiction begins.
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“The Handmaiden”: Stunning erotic crime thriller in Japanese-occupied Korea
October 21, 2016In a mesmerizing 145 minutes, the director opens up a toolkit full of sharp contrasts and opposites.
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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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