Culture
This week in history: New Smithsonian African American Museum opens
September 19, 2016Efforts to erect such a museum go back as far as 1915, when it was originally proposed by African-American Civil War veterans.
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“Bridget Jones’s Baby”: Good fun for women and men
September 19, 2016The story has lots of laughs generated by sight gags, broad slapstick, witty dialogue and many mature references (minus snickering) to sex, body functions, body parts and paternity.
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Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge”
September 15, 2016The show is a Greek-style tragedy covering diverse issues including homoeroticism in a hyper-masculine proletariat.
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“Arcadia”: Tom Stoppard’s complex Byronic drama to the manor born
September 14, 2016This two-acter is so complex that the playbill actually includes a "character map" which, like a genealogical diagram, traces who is who in a series of linked boxes.
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“What does it mean to be Chicano?”: International film festival pushes for Latinx inclusion in Hollywood
September 13, 2016The weekend festival highlighted the triumphs of Chicana/o creativity while addressing the continued need to fight for inclusion and diversity.
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