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Gore Vidal: brilliant provocateur
August 8, 2012Gore Vidal was a very specific sort of figure, heir to the heritage of Oscar Wilde and Dorothy Parker. His description of himself: a "gentleman bitch."
Read moreOak Creek tragedy rooted in right-wing extremism
August 8, 2012As a nation, we cannot allow this hate crime (or any hate crime) to be swallowed up by the next news cycle and then forgotten.
Read more“Ruby Sparks”: Guy creates perfect girlfriend, who created him?
August 7, 2012"Ruby Sparks" is a romantic comedy with some rather dreadful underpinnings.
Read moreMovie audience laughs and cringes at “Killer Joe”
August 6, 2012Our matinee audience, nearly a full house, laughed all the way through "Killer Joe," but it was nervous laughter.
Read moreToday in labor and peoples history: Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 6, 2012Today in 1965 in the presence of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks and others, President Lyndon Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act forbid the discriminatory voting practices against African Americans and...
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