arts and culture
‘The Present’: The future is the gift
March 31, 2021“The Present” is a thin slice of life, one day with the Palestinian Yusef (Saleh Bakri) as he attempts to buy an anniversary gift for his wife Noor (Mariam Basha).
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Baritone Will Liverman dreams of a new day in CD of Black composers
March 24, 2021Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers comprises more than an hour’s worth of 19 great songs by eight different composers.
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‘Rocks’: Just enough for the city
March 22, 2021Into the filmic world of interchangeable, comic book super-powered protagonists, Director Sarah Gavron has released “Rocks."
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Author Dan Hicks reveals the backstory of ‘contested objects’ in Western museums
March 18, 2021The role of museums in Western culture has been a conversation in art and academia for decades.
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Documentary ‘The Boys Who Said No!’ recalls anti-draft, anti-war movement
March 17, 2021A highly effective and moving new documentary about the young American men who refused to be sucked into the maw of the Selective Service System during the Vietnam War has just appeared.
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