Culture
‘Canyon’ and ‘Hype Man’ reveal the chasm of racial division in America
March 7, 2019Two new plays, one a world and the other a West Coast premiere, have just opened in L.A., both dealing with the hot-button issues of our time.
Read more‘Born to Win’ another high-camp winner from L.A.’s Celebration Theatre
March 6, 2019Born to Win is a winner indeed, with nary a dull moment in its 100 minutes of action.
Read moreThe 1968 L.A. high school walkout celebrated in new student-written oratorio
March 5, 2019What if you attended a high school where you were forbidden to use your own native language (even though it’s one that was taught as a subject there)?
Read moreWrap-up of the 27th annual Pan African Film Festival
March 4, 2019The L.A.-based Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) continued to emit a dazzling light of brilliant positivity and hope.
Read more‘Mapplethorpe’ opens eyes to an era as he changed the art world
March 1, 2019"I can't cheat death," Robert Mapplethorpe said, "but I can cheat life."
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