Culture
NFL escapes “judicial nets” with concussion deal
September 4, 2013The most recent "whale" to escape meaningful legal accountability was the National Football League (NFL) who settled over 4,000 lawsuits from former players and families.
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Book review: Moshe Lewin’s “The Soviet Century”
September 3, 2013About Stalinism, Lewin strongly makes the point that while Stalin's tenure from the mid 1920s to the early 1950s represented a significant portion of Soviet history it did not represent all of it.
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“Red”: Abstract art’s odd couple makes great drama
August 29, 2013John Logan's multiple Tony Award-winning Red is a theatrical time machine that transports audiences back to those heady days when abstract expressionism was the vogue.
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A feast of films from Traverse City Film Festival
August 29, 2013Another film feast for discerning viewers of progressive cinema has come to an end; here's the round up.
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“The Butler” brings civil rights era to life
August 27, 2013Forest Whitaker Is incapable of anything that isn't stellar. The rest of the cast, basically everybody in Hollywood, Is completely stunning.
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