Culture
Artist Ben Shahn was moved by the Tom Mooney case
July 25, 2018Ben Shahn was moved in the early 1930s to paint a series of works based on the infamous Tom Mooney case. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) currently has a display of these works...
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‘Dreamgirls’: A dream come true for kinetic choreo and Motown fans
July 25, 2018NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Director/choreographer Tor Campbell’s rendition of Dreamgirls is an extremely exciting, energetic version and vivid vision of the beloved musical that opened on Broadway in 1981 and onscreen in 2006. With a cast of dozens,...
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‘Mayakovsky and Stalin’ stride the stage in an L.A. world premiere
July 24, 2018Mednick devotes some attention to the pre-revolutionary era, when Stalin and Mayakovsky were both unscrupulous brigands for the cause; we see that theoretically, at least, they are on the same side.
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Women directors of Hollywood: ‘This discrimination is real’
July 24, 2018An annual survey found that the moviemaking industry is no more diverse than it was close to a decade ago.
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Capitalism: The real Frankenstein’s monster
July 23, 2018In the 200th anniversary of her famous book, very few have highlighted the socialist influences on author Mary Shelley.
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