Culture
Social realist TV: Escaping the corporate streaming bubble
November 15, 2022Each of these series in its own way counters both the big budget “metaverses” of the corporate streamers and the flashy and insincere casting of other series.
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‘The Menu’ review: A deliciously wicked satirical bite into elitism and class politics
November 15, 2022Food in the world of the elite goes beyond sustenance; it becomes an indication of status.
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Manuel Tiago’s ‘Eulalia’s House’: A powerful reminder of fascism’s ever-present danger
November 10, 2022Álvaro Cunhal offers a gripping retelling of the war against fascism in Spain from the vantage point of Portuguese partisans fighting alongside the Spanish Republicans.
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George Bernard Shaw’s ‘Pygmalion’: A study in working-class literature
November 9, 2022Highlighted at the award ceremony was “his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty.”
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The Ohio art world financiers backing J.D. Vance and other Trump Republicans
November 7, 2022Trump-financiers like Mark Kvamme and the Schottensteins are sitting on local museum boards.
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