Culture
Workers caught up in Warner Bros. media monopoly battle
December 10, 2025No matter whether Netflix or Paramount swallows Warner Bros., the outcome will be job cuts, lower wages, higher subscription prices for viewers, and a narrower range of entertainment content.
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Shivaun O’Casey’s intimate portrait of family, art, and communism
December 9, 2025The memoir explores Sean O’Casey as a relevant revolutionary artist, whose battles against clerical repression and capitalist theatre echo sharply today.
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The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
December 4, 2025Part of the Hollywood Ten, Albert Maltz had the "dubious honor" of being blacklisted twice when John Wayne and others in Hollywood targeted his working relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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‘Under the Same Sky’: Palestinian-American author’s novel shows Gaza’s will to survive
December 2, 2025Doing what countless reports fail to do: It translates a vast, complex geopolitical tragedy into a deeply personal, sensory, and unforgettable human experience.
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80 years ago: A Jewish radical and two Negro League stars crusade to integrate baseball
December 1, 2025The little known story about Sam Nahem, Leon Day, and Willard Brown who in 1945 played on a field in the shadow of Adolph Hitler’s Nazi Germany and broke down historic barriers.
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