Culture
The October Revolution and the “National-Colonial Question”
October 17, 2017The October Revolution dared to pose questions that most revolutionaries in imperial states had avoided like the plague. But with the demise of the USSR, its lessons have been largely forgotten.
Read morePablo Milanés: His love song to Cuba hailed in the Dominican Republic
October 13, 2017Milanés, the great Cuban nueva trova composer and singer, performed to a large audience that nearly filled the beautiful seaside Juan Lockwood Amphitheater.
Read moreRomancing Victoria: The historical context behind “Victoria and Abdul”
October 13, 2017Don't be seduced by this excessive polishing of the terrible Victorian regime in film.
Read moreTennis comes a long way in new film “Battle of the Sexes”
October 12, 2017Picture the year 1973: The sexual revolution was in full swing, and on the tennis court, Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs battled it out in front of 90 million people.
Read more“La Razón Blindada”: Political theatre en español speaks to everyone
October 11, 2017This production has traveled around the U.S. as well as to several cities in Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia and Ecuador.
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