Culture
‘Night Flyer’ book review: Grounding the mythos of Harriet Tubman with her political influence and worldview
February 20, 2025Mile presents a “faith biography” explaining that “Tubman was heroic, but she was not a superhero beyond the reach of our understanding, identification, and compassion.”
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’: Bitter harvest
February 18, 2025Iman is nervous. Raised simply in the Iranian countryside, he is under pressure to succeed in his elevation from Government Investigator to Judge.
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’ review: Anti-fascist superhero makes thrilling cinematic debut
February 13, 2025It is fitting, for a variety of reasons, in these current political times that we have a new film installment of a superhero with a long history of fighting against fascism and Nazis.
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‘Bacon’ stageplay explores sexuality, toxic masculinity, and class politics
February 11, 2025The play explores the fraught relationship between two troubled young men as they come to grips with their sexuality and trauma.
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‘Call Me Dancer’ film review: A passionate study of the arts under capitalism
February 6, 2025Call Me Dancer is the story of mentorship, passing down tradition and technique.
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