Arts
Sketches of pain: Miles high
April 8, 2016Despite onscreen flashes of genius, this vile, violent depiction of Davis feeds into the worst stereotypes white racists have about African-American people.
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Dinner, deaths, and fetishism of the dollar in new L.A. comedy
April 8, 2016Her play is loosely based on the Bernard Madoff scandal, the former stockbroker and investment adviser who thrived in the roaring George W. years until the bubble burst in 2008.
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Sex, rock ‘n’ roll, and baseball: Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!”
April 7, 2016Amidst the drink, drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll and baseball are funny sight gags, revealing a slapstick sensibility.
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“The Brainwashing of My Dad”: Rightwing agitprop’s cult-like effects
April 6, 2016Senko's 90-minute documentary explores the techniques of and effects rightwing media has on listeners/viewers/readers.
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“Six Characters in Search of An Author”: Performing Pirandello’s pirouettes
April 6, 2016Sicilian playwright Luigi Pirandello's iconoclastic play is all the more impressive when one takes into account that its premiere in Rome was way back in 1921.
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