arts and culture
Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival: War, a murder mystery and banks
July 1, 2019Constantly in today's headlines and in our government's gunsight, is Islamic terrorism.
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‘The Central Park Five,’ now an astounding world premiere opera
June 21, 2019I have seen a lot of opera in my lifetime, and I can honestly say I have never been so emotionally overwhelmed as I was Saturday night.
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Anti-war play ‘Many May Not Return’ revived in Chicago
June 18, 2019This is an original play that is truly unique in American theatre in that it poignantly dissects the place of patriotism and military service in three generations of a Mexican-American family.
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The melodies of today’s activism: Musical artists you should know
June 14, 2019Art can be a reflection of society, but it can also serve as a means to inspire people to better their world.
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Documentary shows Israelis going back to the future in the ancestral fatherland
June 13, 2019There is rich compost feeding this 77-minute story, which could probably be developed into an ongoing TV series involving these complex interrelationships across time, culture and tragedy.
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