Culture
“Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists”: Great socialist novel marks 100th anniversary
August 22, 2014Frank Owen, a socialist house painter, repeatedly attempts to convert his coworkers to his way of thinking: one part of the novel is melodrama the other part social and economic satire.
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Tentative pacts avert Metropolitan Opera lockout scheme
August 21, 2014The tentative agreement includes mandatory cost reductions from management and an independent monitor to track budget performance.
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“Life Itself”: A Roger Ebert biopic
August 20, 2014Having conducted an extraordinarily unpredictable life, reviewing some 6000 films, Ebert lived his own movie.
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Remembering Robin Williams: the laughter, compassion, and humanity
August 19, 2014Williams, hardly "selfish" or "cowardly," gave back to the people via his career-spanning progressive activism.
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Comedian John Oliver confronts racism, police militarization in Ferguson
August 19, 2014Sometimes it takes a Brit to hold up a mirror to America, capture its ugly side and reflect it back in biting, yet empathetic, satire.
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