Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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‘Considering Matthew Shepard’: Remembrance, honor, and gratitude in a new choral masterpiece
April 16, 2018One of the most shocking acts of anti-gay violence ever recorded in American history moved the nation to action.
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‘Baja’ a cute magical fantasy escape adventure film with no downside (like life!)
April 12, 2018During Christmas break, four 22 year-olds from the possibly fictional city of Santa Teresa, California depart on a Mexican road trip seemingly bound for disaster (the expression “What could go wrong?” comes to mind).
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Socialist playwright George Bernard Shaw champions nationalistic Catholic Saint Joan
April 10, 2018Aundria Brown’s Joan is excitingly memorable, and her companions most competent at their craft.
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Los Angeles commemorates Dr. King with glorious music
April 6, 2018A rich and generous program took place on the night of April 4 to remember “The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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‘Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe’ recalls Chicano movement in East L.A.
April 2, 2018Los Lobos may have had its most successful tune in “Evangeline, the Queen of Make-Believe,” and now you can experience a remount of a musical play by that name that features Los Lobos songs as performed...
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Today in history: LBJ declares he will not run again for president
April 2, 2018On March 31, 1968, in a nationally televised address in which he largely talked about America’s sense of purpose in the world and the increasing divisiveness within the country over both domestic and foreign issues, President...
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Hopeless in Gaza? A talk with scholar Norman Finkelstein
March 29, 2018“The nadir of the Palestinian struggle is now,” says distinguished but controversial scholar Norman G. Finkelstein.
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‘Bingo Hall’: To leave or stay on the reservation?
March 27, 2018Precious time is spent on material that goes nowhere, while much else goes unexplored.
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