arts and culture
‘Joyland’ opens a window onto trans realities in contemporary Pakistan
May 19, 2023“Joyland is a de-romanticization of a coming-of-age tale and a homage to all the women, men, and trans people who pay the human cost of patriarchy.”
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Tony Award viewers beware: Prize recipients are going to wing it!
May 17, 2023Broadway writers’ tradeoff: The show will go on with no picketing at the event - but no scripts either.
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The global crime novel: Worldwide corruption and chiseling
May 16, 2023Age of Vice is also about developers profiting in this new “modern” India as whole settlements of the poorest are removed from the Yamuna riverbank in Delhi.
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‘Romeo Rocks the 80s’ is the latest Theatre by the Blind production
May 5, 2023A production like this will surely convince audiences that blindness is no impediment to living a full, meaningful life.
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‘Chevalier’: A Black French composer’s story returns from oblivion in new film
May 2, 2023I give this film high marks, not because it’s so historical faithful (we’ve seen why) but because it takes an obscure subject and makes it enjoyably palatable.
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