Culture
‘De Organizer’ and ‘The Dreamy Kid’: Premiere recordings of James P. Johnson operas
February 1, 2024Naxos has just dropped on the world a revelation of what authentic Black opera could look and sound like, with one complete short opera, De Organizer.
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The only right not taken from Palestinians is their right to dream
February 1, 2024Even a casual reading of the ruling of the International Court of Justice shows Israel must end its assault on Gaza. Palestinian art affirms that many times over.
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‘POTUS’: The seven women keeping the great dumbass alive
January 31, 2024A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the Forum—I mean, Geffen Playhouse.
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Vienna: City of contrasts and contradictions
January 30, 2024What to say about Vienna? A divided city, poised between a gleaming future, voted in poll after poll the most livable city in the world, as a result of its Socialist and Social Democratic reforms, and...
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Art enters the age of imperialism
January 29, 2024Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893) speaks to us again today with great intensity.
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