Culture
“New Left” in old age: Lebowitz’s ‘Contradictions of Real Socialism’
May 9, 2019The 1960s New Left's populist fantasies are still not what's needed to build real socialism.
Read more‘March and Variations’: Stefan Wolpe’s revolutionary music for two pianos
May 9, 2019This recent release is part of a project dedicated to Wolpe’s music on Bridge Records. It’s the company’s catalog number 9516. It features three major works for four hands, two pianos. The duo, called Quattro Mani...
Read more‘El Gato Montés’: A gypsy, bandit, and torero walk into a bullring
May 8, 2019This provocative production about a ménage à trois is one of LA Opera’s most outrageous undertakings.
Read more‘The Twilight Zone’: ‘Six Degrees of Freedom’ and human salvation
May 7, 2019The episode does well in hiding the inevitable twist that is to be expected in Twilight Zone stories.
Read more‘Daniel’s Husband’: A persuasive polemic for marriage in Southern California premiere
May 7, 2019In Daniel’s Husband we confront another hot-button issue that while it centers a same-gender couple, could equally apply to anyone.
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