Culture
Santa Monica honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., symphonically
January 16, 2018The Santa Monica Symphony continued its now several-years-long tradition of presenting a concert free and open to the public to honor the legacy of our nation’s most renowned spokesperson for civil and human rights, a Nobel...
Read moreThis week in history: Jazz musician Benny Goodman integrates Carnegie Hal
January 16, 2018Eighty years ago, on the night of January 16, 1938, music history was made in more than one way. Benny Goodman became the first jazz bandleader to perform at Carnegie Hall, and he led a racially...
Read more“Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”: Portrait in black and red
January 11, 2018Director Tracy Heather Strain’s new documentary is a portrait of a woman ahead of her time.
Read more“A Queerly Joyful Noise”: LGBT choruses in theory and practice
January 10, 2018This is a complicated subject with a lot of moving ideas and parts.
Read more“Bright”: New Netflix film has standard neoliberal politics
January 9, 2018"Bright" perpetuates the dangerous notions of pro-cop propaganda, and enables false stereotypes of marginalized communities.
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