Culture
Today in history: ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist Yip Harburg is born
April 8, 2015"I am a rebel by birth," Yip said, "I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity."
Read more“Mad Men”: Don Draper wonders “Is That All There Is?”
April 8, 2015The opening scene rather brilliantly encapsulates the questions and issues to be dramatized: What is real and what is fantasy?
Read more“Eye-conic”: Viva “Sagrada!”
April 7, 2015One of the world's most enigmatic churches, Sagrada Família in Barcelona remains a major construction site almost 90 years after Gaudí's death.
Read moreToday in history: An occasional poem for the first night of Passover
April 3, 2015Tonight begins the Jewish festival of Passover, which celebrates the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt.
Read more“The Americans”: Considering evil and electric sheep
April 1, 2015This episode largely concerns the secrets that women so often carry, some of them to the grave.
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