arts
Rembrandt: His times and his art on the 350th anniversary of his death
October 3, 2019Rembrandt anticipated a democratic culture that was yet to come. He was the first to place modern knowledge, understanding, and therefore doubt, at the center of his art.
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L.A.’s Pacific Opera Project offers broad social criticism in The Mikado
August 28, 2019Now Pacific Opera Project (POP) has done it again, offering local audiences another shot at “the most fun one can have in a Los Angeles theater right now."
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Christina Schlesinger’s ‘Tomboys’ honors a milestone in modern lesbian art
June 12, 2019There are probably but a handful of galleries in the world where such art could be shown even today.
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Ellen Perlo, 102; advocate for equality, peace, justice and socialism
January 14, 2019As young activists all those years ago we benefitted from her leadership. As seasoned veterans, we cherish her memory and try to live her legacy. As a human race, we are all better for having had...
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Dylan Thomas’s ‘Under Milk Wood’ receives an inspired stage production
August 1, 2018Open Fist Theatre Company just unveiled its interpretation of Under Milk Wood, originally written as a 1954 radio play but revived from time to time as a stage work and in film.
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