Culture

“A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story”: Sumptuous, epic L.A. theatre

September 22, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

The trilogy is an intricate clockwork of characters, generations, a variety of urban settings, and actors performing several roles over the course of three plays and five hours.

Marx & Engels writings on Civil War still provocative 155 years later

September 22, 2016 By C.J. Atkins

With a GOP candidate loved by neo-Confederates and alt-right white nationalists, new edition of "Civil War in the United States" appears at the right time.

Walk in a prisoner’s shoes with virtual reality filmmaking

September 21, 2016 By Chauncey K. Robinson

While virtual reality has mainly been used for video games so far, filmmakers are using it as a means to immerse audiences in the Black and imprisoned experience.

New film documents the class divide in NYC’s Chelsea

September 20, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

In a new film, the timeless system of pitting "us" against the "others" is displayed in the story of gentrification of New York City's West Chelsea neighborhood.

Women’s Capoeira weekend in Connecticut fuses art and struggle

September 20, 2016 By Jahmal Henderson

Community members in New Haven were introduced to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira during a women's weekend with Brazilian Mestra Tisza Coelho.