arts and culture

‘This is Not Berlin’: South of the border like never before

August 23, 2019 By Ed Rampell

This audacious, bold, colorful film is for moviegoers who like to see the world with fresh eyes.

Canadian author Stephen Gowans’s fresh view of Korea’s struggle for freedom

August 22, 2019 By Tim Pelzer

For those wanting to learn about modern Korean history, Stephen Gowans’s Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom is highly recommended.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Freudian ‘Frankenstein’ on stage in Pasadena

August 21, 2019 By Ed Rampell

A Noise Within’s (ANW) Frankenstein is one of the most striking plays I’ve ever seen.

‘Fefu and Her Friends’: Fornés’s feminist odyssey at the Odyssey

August 16, 2019 By Ed Rampell

With its cast of eight, Fefu is well acted and not without humor—although it is more of the ironic, sardonic sort than the laugh-out-loud brand found in most comedies.

Outrageous hilarity of ‘The Producers’ a critique of capitalist fraud

August 15, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

I haven’t heard it lately as part of Bernie Sanders’s current shtick, but I distinctly recall him saying in his last presidential run that “Fraud is the business model of Wall Street.”