Culture
“Green Book” only scratches surface about race—and that’s ok
November 16, 2018An exposé of systemic racism and oppression this film is not. Then again, it doesn’t appear that it was trying to be.
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Stan Lee, 95: A comic creator’s Marvelous legacy
November 15, 2018Lee was crucial in developing more working-class, everyday characters for Marvel, something readers strongly identified with.
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Liberation, genderbending and visibility at NYC’s LGBTQ art museum
November 15, 2018All three shows invent new vocabulary to express the demands of the LGBTQ liberation movement.
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New Documentaries at Toronto International Film Festival
November 15, 2018Reviews of "What You Gonna Do When the World's On Fire?", "What Is Democracy?", "Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferentz," "Anthropocene: The Human Epoch."
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‘Valley of the Heart’ by Luis Valdez in exuberant WWII era production
November 14, 2018"I use the theater not just to enlighten but to touch the hearts of people. If we can touch the heart, maybe we can do something to bring justice to our lives.”
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