Culture
Darkest L.A.: Film Noir, Greed, and Corporate Graft in LaLa Land
April 16, 2025Five novels, five industries: New course examines how the postwar period set the tone for L.A.’s current reality of a vast income disparity, a crisis in housing, and frequent “natural,” though totally avoidable, disasters.
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‘Water for Life’: Lives on the line
April 15, 2025Public Broadcasting’s new film Water for Life is the heartfelt story of how indigenous peoples of Latin America fought back when their environments and lives were threatened by corporate vultures.
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Depleting the Dallas Mavericks: A tale of greed, gambling, and avarice
April 15, 2025A study has shown that money for sports gambling is principally not coming from prior winnings but rather from day-to-day expenditures and contributing to increased bankruptcies, inability to pay loans, and exorbitant debt collection fees.
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‘Queens of Drama’ review: French lesbian musical takes no prisoners exploring patriarchy, pop culture, and feminine rage
April 14, 2025The result is a chaotic musical odyssey with dark humor and biting social commentary.
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The crime novel 2025: Expanding and contracting at the same time
April 11, 2025LYON, France — As times grow more dire, with a major recession looming, war and perhaps nuclear war always on the horizon, and the latest climate catastrophe filling each day’s headlines, audiences are turning to the...
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