Culture
How a marimba taught me a lesson in cultural patrimony
May 22, 2023People’s culture matters! And needs the people’s protection. The first time I learned this was in the 1980s Sandinista Nicaragua, but it’s universal, including here in the U.S.
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‘Joyland’ opens a window onto trans realities in contemporary Pakistan
May 19, 2023“Joyland is a de-romanticization of a coming-of-age tale and a homage to all the women, men, and trans people who pay the human cost of patriarchy.”
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Review: ‘Pueblo Espíritu’ showcases exciting experimental theater
May 18, 2023This “back-to-nature” pandemic-era play has all the elements of a Salvador Dali surrealist nightmare.
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Tony Award viewers beware: Prize recipients are going to wing it!
May 17, 2023Broadway writers’ tradeoff: The show will go on with no picketing at the event - but no scripts either.
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The global crime novel: Worldwide corruption and chiseling
May 16, 2023Age of Vice is also about developers profiting in this new “modern” India as whole settlements of the poorest are removed from the Yamuna riverbank in Delhi.
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