Arts – Page 122 – People's World

Hope is the root of activism

January 14, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Activism like that takes courage and wisdom. It emerges out of deep places in the human spirit, the interior felt-life experience expressed by the arts and also by religion.

“Little Big Man”: A movie you might have missed

January 13, 2015 By Joseph Zimmermann

The film put an end to the portrayal of the settling of the West as a bugle-blowing heroic exercise of taming the savage inhabitants.

From neo-realism to neo-liberalism: “Two Days, One Night”

January 8, 2015 By Ed Rampell

The word "depression" indicates a downturn, and can refer to psychological or economic dimensions.

“The Imitation Game”: Binary consciousness at many levels

January 6, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield

The enthralling story of an inspired, harassed and troubled genius, British mathematician Alan Turing and his conquest of the "unbreakable" Nazi "Enigma" code.

Stuart Scott captured hearts of millions, including mine

January 5, 2015 By Sam Webb

Stuart Scott, acclaimed ESPN sports broadcaster and journalist, who captured the hearts of millions of sports fans, died yesterday at the age of 49 of cancer.