Arts
“Floyd Collins”: heaps of social commentary on musical stage
April 8, 2014One day in late January 1925, while searching out a new entrance to the underground,Floyd Collins fell into a narrow crawlway, got trapped there, and ultimately died of starvation and exposure on Friday, February 13.
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Did homophobia cut singer, LGBT activist Otep out of metal festival?
April 4, 2014It may be no coincidence that the festival's main sponsor is Rockstar Energy Drink, a corporation with ties to a homophobic, conservative political pundit.
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Hugh Masekela: 75th birthday celebration tour
April 4, 2014South African trumpeter and activist Hugh Masekela has entertained audiences with his special blend of jazz and world music for over 50 years.
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“The Death of Klinghoffer”: controversial history in opera
April 4, 2014Composer John Adams and librettist Alice Goodman specialize in expressing 20th century historical events in opera The rarely staged Death is the most controversial, dogged by criticism and cancellations.
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“The Unknown Known” grills Donald Rumsfeld on Iraq war snow job
April 1, 2014The film focuses on Rumsfeld's return to that post of defense secretary during George W. Bush's disastrous presidency at the behest of his longtime crony, Dick Cheney.
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