arts and culture
August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ teaches the potent legacy of Southern slavery
October 24, 2024How does the indelible stain of slavery reverberate down into the 20th century?
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A 70th anniversary screening of radical labor film ‘Salt of the Earth’
October 22, 2024Revisiting the blacklisted 1954 film, a classic of labor storytelling.
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‘The Apprentice’ showcases anti-communist Roy Cohn’s shaping of Trump
October 21, 2024The new Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice is a tortured, yet must-see movie for anyone even remotely concerned about American politics.
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A U.S. stage premiere of ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is filled with pathos
October 17, 2024The UK Guardian called the play “Chilling…highlights the realities of an inflexible system that does not recognize individual needs, nor allow space for compassion.”
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‘The Paper Bag Plan’: Working class hero!
October 16, 2024Oscar Martin is a single parent raising a wheelchair-bound paraplegic son Billy. He is the driving force of Anthony Lucero’s moving new film The Paper Bag Plan.
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