Culture
“It’s Just Sex!” – Hit play in a (mostly) all-Black version
April 25, 2016The premise is simple: Three upwardly mobile, thirtyish couples get together for a party and, shall we say, things just spiral out of control.
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A singular artist who contributed to the common good: Prince’s remarkable life
April 25, 2016Prince occupied a giant place in our culture; his loss sends shock waves through all categories of Americans - categories that he himself transcended.
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The power of music: Alexander the Great and Handel in wartime
April 20, 2016Handel composed Alexander's Feast in early 1736; it became one of his most popular and most often revived works during his lifetime.
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This week in history: 400 years since death of Shakespeare
April 18, 2016What immortal characters, prescient visions, fantastic worlds, and all-comprehending humanity did this writer pluck from his imagination!
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Time for a fresh look at the “colliding dreams” of Zionism
April 15, 2016"Colliding Dreams" is a new documentary film about the ever more hotly debated subject of Zionism.
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