Culture
Israeli dramatist Hanoch Levin’s ‘Yaacobi & Leidental’ in U.S. premiere
March 22, 2023Even as we laugh at the antics of the brash Yaacobi, the timid shlemiel Leidental, and the not-as-sweet-as-she-looks Ruth Shahash, we are reminded of our own shared human frailty in the face of desire and suffering.
Read moreCentro Fidel Castro Ruz – Havana’s new museum dedicated to Cuban Revolutionary leader’s life
March 22, 2023The revolutionary history that is recounted here contrasts with the surrounding relics from the ruling class of another era.
Read moreThe too-large-for-life longshore leader Harry Bridges
March 21, 2023Who else in labor, apart from outright gangsters and the more numerous corrupt bigshots, had successfully evaded prosecution by U.S. administrations and the FBI for generations?
Read moreDalí, Brathwaite, Soin: Dialogues about change at the Art Institute of Chicago
March 20, 2023A high-powered draw at the Art Institute.
Read morePrivate detective Harry Palmer returns in ‘The Precinct with the Golden Arm’
March 15, 2023In Precinct, Broe’s attention turns to the seamy world of the LAPD, a major prop for a racist political and economic system.
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