arts and culture
‘Fefu and Her Friends’: Fornés’s feminist odyssey at the Odyssey
August 16, 2019With its cast of eight, Fefu is well acted and not without humor—although it is more of the ironic, sardonic sort than the laugh-out-loud brand found in most comedies.
Read moreOutrageous hilarity of ‘The Producers’ a critique of capitalist fraud
August 15, 2019I haven’t heard it lately as part of Bernie Sanders’s current shtick, but I distinctly recall him saying in his last presidential run that “Fraud is the business model of Wall Street.”
Read more400th Anniversary Anti-Slavery Cinema Commemoration in Los Angeles
August 14, 2019The 400th Anniversary Anti-Slavery Cinema Commemoration takes place from 12:00 noon to 10:00 pm, on Sun., Aug. 25, at the Los Angeles Workers Center.
Read moreHistory making legendary writer Toni Morrison passes away at 88
August 6, 2019"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."
Read moreParticipants in the radical student upsurge speak out in this volume
August 1, 2019The editors of this volume should be thanked for bringing these illuminating and insightful essays to publication.
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