arts and culture
Young Asian-Americans pursue dreams of success in ‘As We Babble On’
June 12, 2018As America moves toward ever greater multi-ethnic nationality, will more democratic racial and gender representation in the halls of success do anything to alter the hardening class divide?
Read more‘Soft Power’ imagines a Broadway musical under future Chinese hegemony
May 29, 2018It’s a fresh kind of show, open to interpretation, that makes us think self-reflectively about the entire history of the musical and its power to shape human consciousness.
Read moreHumanist author poses “big questions for little thinkers”
May 23, 2018“This book may cause children to develop curiosity, wonder, a thirst for knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a love for our planet and fellow creatures.”
Read moreLong Beach Opera offers a different (and shorter) Tristan and Isolde story
May 17, 2018What Richard Wagner does in five hours, Swiss composer Frank Martin does in under two.
Read more‘Ghost Stories’: Movie asks us to dig deeper into fear and ourselves
April 19, 2018Standout performances from Freeman and Nyman drive key points in the movie, while a delightfully morbid twist at the end makes the film resonate and entertain.
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