Culture
The new ‘Reagan’ film is an ahistorical conservative fairytale
September 6, 2024Waxing poetic about the “good old days” of Ronald Reagan is absurd.
Read moreGerman painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) on his sestercentennial September 5
September 5, 2024Friedrich’s rebellion in a time of greatest repression and pressure on artists to join the establishment remains relevant to this day.
Read more‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’: Lessons unlearned
September 5, 2024Films like Israel’s Reel Extremism need to find as broad an audience as possible in order to stop the contagion of this war from further contaminating the American political fabric, as well as protect life in...
Read more‘Filthy Laundry’: Intersectional union organizing in California’s 1970s Central Valley
September 4, 2024Not many longtime community activists for labor and civil rights, and for basic democratic rights, and who analyze political trends as a volunteer journalist for People’s World, take the time to write for the stage. But...
Read more‘Blink Twice’ review: Intense thrills and sharp social commentary make for exciting cinema
September 3, 2024The second-guessing and doubt in this movie are part of the fun—and the fear.
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