arts and culture
‘Canto’ by pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn pays homage to Chilean Resistance
January 26, 2024Susan Alcorn has carved out a multi-sided musical career for herself focusing on her main instrument, the pedal steel guitar.
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‘La Cocina’: A slice of life inside a frenetic New York restaurant kitchen
January 25, 2024As sometimes happens when you dine out at a much-touted eating venue, the results are not always 100% satisfying. And I’m afraid that was my take-out from La Cocina.
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‘This Chain’ album by George Mann celebrates the radical minstrel tradition
January 24, 2024George is one Mann on a mission—to remind his listeners of the rich vein of human solidarity that runs through our musical songbook, and to which he belongs.
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‘Poor Things’: Don’t start the Revolution without me!
January 24, 2024Could it be that the very best film of 2023 is actually a sexual and revolutionary tract?!
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Mr. Bates goes to London: The Post Office scandal exposed on a TV series
January 17, 2024The series is terrific at spotlighting, not only a particular miscarriage of justice, but also a more systematic attack on both the collectivity of workers in the service industry and the almost gloating sneer at their...
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