arts and culture
‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’: Probing the souls of young Catholic conservatives
August 25, 2023Perhaps as many questions are left unanswered as settled, but bottom line, this is one play not to be missed.
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‘Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention & Resistance,’ a book review
August 23, 2023Kovalik does a great job tracing U.S. interventionism in Nicaragua and its attempts to “claim” the land and resources through its imperialist Monroe Doctrine approach.
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‘A View from the Bridge’: It’s a Miller time, of rats and men
August 22, 2023Bridge is a searing exploration of troubled family dynamics, incestuous urges and repressed homosexuality, betrayal, as well as a dramatization of the plight of “illegal” immigrants.
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‘Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class’ in review
August 18, 2023Black Folks opens with a story about how and why some of her ancestors chose to leave their Southern homes in the early 20th century, a story that serves as a narrative thread throughout the book.
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with 5 conscious-raising albums
August 15, 2023History was made on Aug. 11, 1973, when Clive Campbell took to the stage at his sister’s back-to-school party in the Bronx.
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