Culture
The ‘destructive prophets’ astride the field of history: Hitler was only one
March 3, 2022It took him many years to write his 466-page Hitler: Diagnosis of a Destructive Prophet because he made many trips to Germany in order to find and interview people who had known Hitler personally.
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A re-radicalized Beethoven ‘Fidelio’ for the Black Lives Matter era
March 1, 2022SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A touring production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio has just ended its four-city tour in February, with stops at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Mondavi...
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Docudrama ‘Detained’ exposes true stories of mass immigrant deportation
February 25, 2022Immigrants across America who might years ago have had some minor brush with the law are being rounded up, torn from their families.
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‘From’ is a terrifying horror allegory of society in times of peril
February 25, 2022Hopefully From stays on its current trajectory and doesn’t stray too far from the elements, including the real-world allegory that makes it so compelling.
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On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers?
February 25, 2022While a reader may find certain aspects of her argument worthy of debate, the fundamental value of Purnell’s book and intellectual approach is one of openness.
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