Culture
“Hostiles”: A thought-provoking film that should be seen
March 6, 2018A film that definitely should be seen. It puts squarely on the table of national discussion the contemporary plight of Indigenous people.
Read moreThe huddled masses take refuge in new L.A. play “The New Colossus”
March 5, 2018Ultimately, we are prompted to ask, Who are we as a nation right now? Where do we come from? What values moved us to get here, and which ones hold us together?
Read moreFor Women’s History Month: “Carnegie’s Libraries” by Alice T. Sorenson
March 5, 2018Who was Alice T. Sorenson?
Read moreJosephine Baker: Iconic entertainer, Resistance spy, and American hero
March 1, 2018It seems only fitting with Black History Month closing out, and Women’s History Month beginning, to highlight a Black woman who exemplified strength and resilience.
Read more“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk”: A Valentine to Marc and Bella Chagall
March 1, 2018Who isn’t enchanted by the exuberant canvases of Russian Jewish painter Marc Chagall, with his green cows and red fish and colorful village vignettes of his remembered shtetl youth?
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