Culture
The search for signs of intelligent life revisited in L.A.
October 25, 2016The play opens with Trudy, an intelligent, though visibly deranged street person anticipating the arrival of aliens from outer space.
Read moreAnother look at W.E.B. DuBois, the revolutionary
October 25, 2016"W.E.B. DuBois: Revolutionary Across The Color Line" is a must read for anyone interested in the life of this Black revolutionary.
Read more“March”: John Lewis’ graphic novel trilogy
October 25, 2016These illustrated books present the life of Rep. Lewis and his deep involvement in the fight for civil rights equality.
Read more“A Hundred Lifetimes”: Climate change and politics – on Venus?
October 24, 2016If you want to escape Earth but not leave the real, complex struggles to solve its many challenges, this book is for you.
Read moreThis week in history: Bernstein records Blitzstein’s WWII Airborne Symphony
October 24, 2016Movements from the Airborne Symphony can be heard on YouTube, such as “The Ballad of Hurry Up."
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