Culture
Poem: “The Detroit Water Crisis”
July 28, 2014"Who would be considered the nicest, after shutting off people's water, causing a crisis?"
Read more“We Will Rock You”: Screaming Queens
July 25, 2014The musical, is a sheer delight for lovers of the British band Queen in particular and of classic rock in general, with a little bit of anti-censorship, antifascist pop politics.
Read moreCult film’s John Waters gets “Carsick”
July 23, 2014Carsick will keep readers entertained, presenting what it's really like these days to hitchhike across the United States.
Read moreIn “Snowpiercer,” classes struggle on a train
July 21, 2014The master and inventor of the perpetual train lives in the engine, while subsequent cars are filled with succeeding levels of privileged people. Our heroes barely survive in the back.
Read moreMetropolitan Opera unions say they are being forced to strike
July 18, 2014Deep salary cut demands, which its unions say are unjustified, and a company threat to close down are combining to force members of the 16 unions to plan to strike, if necessary.
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