Culture
‘1776 The Musical’ vocalizes the urgency of the Declaration of Independence
January 16, 2019Now is your chance to “be in the room where it actually happened,” Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, in the stiflingly hot months from May 8 to July 4, 1776.
Read moreEllen Perlo, 102; advocate for equality, peace, justice and socialism
January 14, 2019As young activists all those years ago we benefitted from her leadership. As seasoned veterans, we cherish her memory and try to live her legacy. As a human race, we are all better for having had...
Read more‘My Brilliant Friend’: Two broke girls
January 10, 2019The brilliance of the series would seem to owe much to mid-20th-century Italian neorealist directors.
Read moreRBG hits the big screen again in ‘On the Basis of Sex’
January 9, 2019Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has so many fervent admirers, she’s practically become a cottage industry in America.
Read more‘Desert Rats’: TV or not TV? That is the question
January 9, 2019Desert Rats was the first live play of the New Year I saw and is a kickass way to kick off 2019.
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