Culture
“Great Scott” in San Diego: Opera is dead! Long live opera!
May 10, 2016Great Scott is a grand modern send-up of every imaginable operatic cliché and tradition: It's a hoot and a half!
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Historian portrays workers as securing the victory of Cuba’s Revolution
May 9, 2016Steve Cushion's new book shows that there was more to Cuba's revolution than the romantic tale of a few warriors in the mountains.
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Seattle 1962: “Rising hopes for peace”
May 4, 2016This article is an excerpt from the upcoming autobiography of former People's World editor Tim Wheeler.
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Prisons and prisoners: Four new films show the punishment never ends
May 3, 2016Prisons are a popular subject for films nowadays, not surprising since more and more people are living behind bars -- 2.4 million in the United States.
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Finding humor in strange places: New films at Tribeca
May 2, 2016Are we preoccupied with determining what's funny, and when and where it's appropriate to laugh?
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