Culture
Marxist books are back: International Publishers rolls out expanded catalogue, more diverse authors
May 24, 2024As the publisher’s centennial celebration continues, it’s debuting a wide selection of new titles and writers.
Read moreDuke Ellington, a monument in music and cultural history, died 50 years ago
May 24, 2024Duke Ellington, a commanding figure in music and cultural history, especially in the jazz world, died 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974.
Read moreReading ‘Kairos’: Literary snapshot of life during socialist East Germany’s final days
May 23, 2024Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel about a young woman living through the end of the GDR has just won the International Booker Prize.
Read more‘Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy’ in world premiere
May 22, 2024“Mix-Mix” is an English translation of “Halo-Halo,” a dessert that’s a mixture of jellies, tapioca pearls, fruit, beans, corn, shaved ice, condensed milk and ice cream—an appropriate metaphor for the mixed cultures that came together as...
Read moreNon-aligned movement featured at South East European Film Festival
May 21, 2024The award-winning Mila Turajlić expands the boundaries of conventional nonfiction films.
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