arts and entertainment
Connecticut artists urge voters to come out
October 25, 2012As Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z and Beyonce campaign for Barack Obama in swing states, Connecticut performing and visual artists are reaching out to voters here.
Read moreToday in Labor History: “The Jungle” published
September 20, 2012Upton Sinclair, a poor young socialist determined to do his part to make a better world, wrote his incredible book in the tarpaper shack that was his home.
Read more“Searching for Sugar Man”: a review
September 19, 2012Searching for Sugar Man is an uplifting documentary film about the life of Detroit based Mexican American working-class singer Sixto Rodriguez.
Read moreProgressive cinema: Overview of 2012 Traverse City Film Festival
August 10, 2012The Traverse City Film Festival just completed its 8th season with an amazing array of over 200 films screened at seven theaters.
Read more“My Brooklyn: The Battle for the Soul of a City”
August 10, 2012"My Brooklyn: The Battle for the Soul of a City" is a documentary film about gentrification and development in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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