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New vocal CDs address big social issues: Attention, stocking stuffers!
November 8, 2021In the wake of George Floyd, and still amidst the climate crisis, Covid, the lingering sulfurous odor of Trumpism, and so much more, musical artists are stepping up with new releases reflecting deep concerns about the...
Read more‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’: First Black composer at Metropolitan Opera
October 29, 2021History was made at New York City’s world-famous Metropolitan Opera when it opened the season on September 27 with its first work written by a Black composer, jazz musician, and well-known scorer of many Spike Lee...
Read morePalestine at the Toronto International Film Festival
October 29, 2021Films made about the Israeli Occupation of Palestine and the plight of the Palestinians are increasing in number.
Read moreCanada at the Toronto International Film Festival
October 28, 2021A main theme in Canadian films is the history of the First Nations and their relations to colonial exploiters.
Read more‘The Big Scary “S” Word’: Documentary film viewers of the world, unite!
September 3, 2021As its popularity soars, socialism’s secret sauce is explored in this never pedantic, feel-good movie manifesto that will make you want to march out of the theater and own the means of production. The perfect film...
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