Culture
“Billy Budd”: sex, revolution and sea in jaw-dropping opera
March 4, 2014In 1888 Herman Melville began the philosophical novella Billy Budd. Perhaps one could say that composer Benjamin Britten and his librettists E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier "completed" it with their adaptation.
Read moreIdeology in crime mysteries: dapper detectives vs. working PIs
February 28, 2014For many years, detectives came from a variety of occupational backgrounds - but with the large exceptions of industrial workers and farmers - "largely because these people do not have the leisure time to be detectives."
Read moreOscar and Progies: view of movies from left side of the aisle
February 25, 2014Join People's World film critic Bill Meyer tonight via Google+ for a conversation on movies and social change.
Read moreJoin us Tuesday for an Oscar Night with People’s World
February 21, 2014Join us for a conversation on Hollywood, the Oscars, and alternative voices in film on Tuesday, Feb. 25. We will be having a discussion with film critic Bill Meyer and others.
Read moreToday in black history: Happy birthday Toni Morrison
February 18, 2014On February 18, 1931 author Toni Morrison was born She was the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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