Culture
We who would be king: Gilbert and Sullivan’s utopian “The Gondoliers”
February 7, 2018While all of Gilbert & Sullivan’s work pointedly skewers the British class and caste system with a poison-tipped pen, none goes quite so far as The Gondoliers in actually offering a blueprint for the classless society.
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“Bombing Wall Street”: Yesterday and today
February 6, 2018The rise of Hoover, immigrant phobia, and the clash of capital and labor in the 1910s and 20s presaged our current conflicts.
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Connect, inspire, soar: The 2018 Pan African Film and Arts Festival
February 5, 2018Everyone, regardless of race our ethnicity, will find something to relate to in any number of these films.
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“Hostiles”: An apology for imperialism in a colorful package
February 1, 2018If a film references actual history and includes stunning visuals and acting, it can become accepted and internalized as “the truth.” Such is the case here.
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“Driving While Black”: Humor brings light to the tragedy of police brutality
January 31, 2018Overall Driving While Black is an enjoyable movie that draws a fine line down the middle of the road between comedy and tragedy.
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