arts and culture
Race and grace in Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’
October 25, 2019The 2015 Pulitzer Prize committee called Between Riverside and Crazy “a nuanced, beautifully written play about a retired police officer faced with eviction that uses dark comedy to confront questions of life and death.”
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Los Angeles Master Chorale features ‘Oceana’ with lyrics by Pablo Neruda
October 24, 2019A quarter of a century ago there were surely voices crying out against the despoliation of our waters, but few were listening.
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‘The Abuelas’ unpacks repercussions of child kidnapping in Argentina’s Dirty War
October 15, 2019“If you have doubts about your identity, contact Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.” So read billboards across today’s Argentina.
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Chicago actors Theo Germaine and Daniel Kyri push boundaries of queer representation
October 11, 2019National Coming Out Day special interview: “It doesn't matter who or how you love; we need to see the humanity in all people."
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‘A Kid Like Jake’: Parents grapple with gender expansive expression
October 9, 2019The acting is highly credible: Anyone who has been in an intimate relationship will recognize both the zenith and the nadir of emotions that we see here.
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