Culture
‘Birds of Prey’ and the emancipation of women-led comic book movies
February 8, 2020Birds of Prey is not a hero’s journey, but rather a wild roller coaster of female emancipation through a variety of brutal moments.
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Radical radio station KPFK host Lila Garrett, 94, passes
February 7, 2020"Lila, you were such a great anti-war activist. Your program was one of the most important shows. You spoke the truth and had such great guests on week after week.”
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Kirk Douglas: The slave who rebelled
February 6, 2020“I’ve made over 85 pictures,” he fondly remembered, “but the thing I’m most proud of is breaking the Blacklist.”
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People’s World critics Ed Rampell and Eric Gordon win Better Lemons awards
February 6, 2020Rampell won the “Fomenter of Revolution” award, voted “most likely to stir a conversation about theater, politics, and social justice.” Gordon scored the “Up Late” award for being the most prolific critic.
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‘Until the Flood’ peels away seething anxieties over Ferguson killing
February 5, 2020The myth of Orpheus is still, always with us, shape-shifting in time and form.
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