Culture – Page 87 – People's World

Radical dude: Figaro unbound

February 12, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

L.A. Opera has launched "a city-wide celebration of the revolutionary spirit of Beaumarchais' "Figaro."

Today in African American history: Opera soprano Leontyne Price

February 11, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Leontyne Price's recordings earned her numerous honors, including more than a dozen Grammy Awards.

“10 Items or Less”: A movie you might have missed

January 30, 2015 By Joseph Zimmermann

The picture "10 Items or Less," from 2006, is the sort of gentle, insightful film I wish they made more of.

Couch-surfing: a revolutionary movement

January 30, 2015 By Camila Valenzuela

Looking at it through a wide-angled lens, we've been staying at people's houses for hundreds of years; saving money, meeting people, really immersing ourselves in the culture.

Everything old is old again: A word on remakes and sequels

January 28, 2015 By Blake Skylar

There's no shortage of creativity out there. It's simply a matter of whether it's being repressed. And it is - in the interest of profit. Another effect of capitalism.