Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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“Echoes of Valour” in Newfoundland: A story of racism defeated
September 9, 2014On the stormy night of February 18, 1942, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux, headed toward Iceland for refueling, foundered against the rocky cliffs near St. Lawrence.
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Impressions of marriage
September 5, 2014I'm a guy who's never been married, but I have some definite impressions of the institution that I'd like to share: You see, I marry people, 300 couples a year!
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Two trailblazing performers “Coming out Muslim”
September 2, 2014"Coming Out Muslim" is a collage of coming-out stories, unmet parental expectations, song and chant, dance movement, prayer, revelations, hair and head coverings, and henna.
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“Boyhood,” in a land of opportunity they don’t make it easy
August 25, 2014Writer and director Richard Linklater's latest release had an intriguing gestation, filmed in and around Houston over a twelve-year timeframe from 2002 to 2013.
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“Life Itself”: A Roger Ebert biopic
August 20, 2014Having conducted an extraordinarily unpredictable life, reviewing some 6000 films, Ebert lived his own movie.
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Vivan los Carwasheros!
July 28, 2014Los Angeles' first union carwash caravan took place July 24. Drivers brought their cars to Highland Car Wash on N. Figueroa Street in the L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.
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Pipelines vs. community rights: a New England democracy lesson
July 8, 2014Among neighboring towns, more than a dozen so far have called town meetings and voted to reassert community rights as the ultimate authority before approving such projects.
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Public intimacy in the new South Africa
June 19, 2014"Public Intimacy" is not outwardly political, but it raises questions about the legacy not only of apartheid but of the freedom struggle itself.
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