Culture
“Meet the Patels” is about an immigrant marriage mania
September 17, 2015Its unidirectional drive makes it too predictable, although viewers will certainly laugh and enjoy themselves.
Read moreToday in history: Critic, playwright, Brecht translator Eric Bentley born
September 14, 2015Readers and theatergoers who appreciate Bertolt Brecht in English have primarily Eric Bentley to thank.
Read moreShould you see “The Book of Mormon”?
September 14, 2015"The Book of Mormon," the musical, has been playing on Broadway to rave reviews since March 2011.
Read moreToday in history: “BaddDDD” black poet Sonia Sanchez is born
September 9, 2015Since the 1970s Sanchez has published a steady stream of poetry books and plays.
Read more“Lincoln for Beginners”: illustrated biography of a gradualist radical
September 8, 2015Whole libraries are dedicated to the study of Lincoln; Buhle's synopsis, reflecting all the warts and charm of his subject, might a good place to begin.
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