Arts
“The Gatekeepers”: brutally frank and powerful
August 8, 2013If you have any interest at all in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, "The Gatekeepers" is essential viewing.
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“World War Z” as World War Proletariat
August 7, 2013If you're tired of hearing about zombies...that's probably too bad. America's most popular monster shows no sign of shambling away quietly.
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“Wolverine” sequel is much sharper than the first
August 6, 2013The follow-up to the abysmal 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which royally ticked off fans and critics alike, The Wolverine fixed everything that was wrong with the eponymous character's story.
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Reza Aslan’s “Zealot” exposes Christianity’s revolutionary roots
August 5, 2013He leaves readers with a question which, curiously, he does not even attempt to answer.
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Cop show reveals the U.S.-Mexico divide
July 30, 2013What makes "The Bridge" fascinating is not only its characters, but what is going on behind them.
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