Arts
Comedian John Oliver confronts racism, police militarization in Ferguson
August 19, 2014Sometimes it takes a Brit to hold up a mirror to America, capture its ugly side and reflect it back in biting, yet empathetic, satire.
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For Whom the Whistle Blows: “The Kill Team”
August 14, 2014This documentary's real target market are those young impressionable people who have bought into the madness of Washington's endless imperial misadventures.
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Actress Lauren Bacall, who protested Hollywood blacklist, dies at 89
August 14, 2014"Stardom isn't a career," Bacall once observed, "it's an accident." What a lucky accident it turned out to be.
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Among his many triumphs, Robin Williams stood with striking writers
August 14, 2014Shock at the death of Robin Williams led me to search peoplesworld.org to see what we had written about him since 2002. What I found surprised me.
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“What If,” romantic comedy, sells movie tickets
August 13, 2014Zoe Kazan is teamed with Daniel Radcliffe in a story that asks the question, "Will the 'Harry Met Sally' formula work again?"
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