arts and culture
The Case of the Hollywood 10: Movie moguls launch blacklist in 1947
November 25, 2025A stain on the history of U.S. democracy and the country’s entertainment industry to this day, the blacklist would remain in force until around 1960.
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‘Nickel Boys’ review: Film explores systemic racial trauma with cinematic beauty and grace
November 20, 2025Beautifully shot through a first-person perspective, this film places the audience into a coming-of-age story that is not for the faint of heart.
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Detroit Institute of Arts workers form a union, shedding light on labor power in the art world
November 10, 2025DIA workers are fighting for better working conditions, better pay, and better management.
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People’s World at the 34th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival
October 31, 2025A small part of solidarity with workers around the world is learning from the resilience artists elsewhere show in telling the stories of marginalization and minimization—and pushing to have them seen in the core of the...
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‘Forgotten: Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant’: Jazz-blues opera revived in Detroit
July 28, 2025Coming to the stage this fall: a compelling musical show about Detroit workers.
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