Culture
¡Viva Maestro!: Conductor Gustavo Dudamel and his roots in Venezuela’s ‘El Sistema’
December 8, 2022The “maestro” of its title surely belongs to Dudamel, but the dynamic Venezuelan had been inspired since childhood by his own maestro, José Antonio Abreu, 1975 founder of ‘El Sistema.’
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Karma is an anti-monopoly probe: Taylor Swift fans prompt look at Ticketmaster abuse
December 7, 2022After a nightmare ticket sale, monopolies made a powerful enemy. That’s good news for all of us.
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The business of streaming 2022: ‘The one where the whole thing nearly collapsed’
December 6, 2022The Big Three streaming companies, Disney+, Netflix and HBO, have all sustained losses in both subscribers and market valuation over the last year.
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‘Bad Sisters’ is very good!
December 2, 2022After Thanksgiving—it’s the perfect time to reconsider what should be done about the painfully obnoxious right-wing relative who casts a pall over family festivities!
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‘Run Sweetheart Run’ review: A therapeutic #MeToo must-see horror film
December 1, 2022This movie bottles up the frustration over the sputtering #MeToo movement and anger at a system embedded with sexism and hurls it at the screen in all its (literal) bloody glory.
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