arts and culture
Homoerotica on trial: An 1890s photographer and his negatives in fascist Italy
May 9, 2025This play is a part of a celebration of plays and lectures in Los Angeles aimed at raising awareness about the rise of fascism, racism, and antisemitism, and the power of art and design to resist...
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‘The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon’ explores violations against journalists
May 8, 2025The play exposes the lengths to which oppressive, oligarchic regimes will go to suppress the truth and preserve the ruling-class prerogative.
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Book review: ‘B-52 Down! The Night the Bombs Fell From the Sky’
May 7, 2025A story about a community-wide effort to overcome the odds to help the crew and get answers in the wake of a B-52 crash in their town.
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‘TE Puna Ora (The Source of Life)’: Film review
May 5, 2025Polynesian Wahine (Women) warriors fighting the good fight take center stage in two docs at the annual FilmFest, highlighting South Seas Cinema.
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‘The Last Play by Rickérby Hinds’: A Black Honduran immigrant tells his story
April 30, 2025What emerges is a moving memoir of a young Afro-Latino immigrant who finds a home straddling the many communities he encounters in America.
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