Culture
Despite the ban, queers made important contributions to U.S. Communist movement
December 1, 2022Bettina Aptheker knows whereof she speaks. The daughter of Party leader Herbert Aptheker, and a 17-year member of the Party herself, she adopts the “new journalism” approach to history.
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‘Ubu the King,’ a raunchy play from 1896, revived in Culver City
November 23, 2022Its fanciful lunacy won me over and I ended up quite enjoying this 40th anniversary revival and tribute to one of L.A.’s greatest theaters.
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Massacre at Tantura: The lies upon which the State of Israel was founded
November 22, 2022Israelis called it a 'war of independence.' Arabs experienced it as Al Nakba - The Catastrophe.
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‘If I Forget’: The Holocaust, Zionism and the uses of historical memory
November 22, 2022It has been proclaimed to be “one of the greatest Jewish plays of this century.”
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‘Bones and All’ review: Morbidly beautiful exploration of alienation, identity, and love
November 22, 2022Just in time for Thanksgiving, here’s a film that centers around cannibalism.
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