Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
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“Keep the Aspidistra Flying”: A visit with George Orwell’s 1936 proletarian novel
October 2, 2017We cannot allow the name of George Orwell to be known only in connection with the fictional works Animal Farm and 1984, or with Homage to Catalonia.
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Operatic soprano Brenda Lewis remembered by a friend
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“Head of Passes”: A play inspired by Job but without the redemption
September 27, 2017Academy Award winner and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head of Passes, i In two acts set in “the distant present, recounts a Black family birthday gathering at the well appointed home of Shelah, the matriarch, at...
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CISPES keeps solidarity with Salvadoran people’s movement alive in U.S.
August 17, 2017El Salvador is the rare example of an armed left insurgent force that successfully pursued national self-defense against imperialism and won.
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Charlottesville, Los Angeles: Faith and political leaders speak out for justice
August 16, 2017Everybody joined hands for several choruses of “We Shall Overcome.” And yes, deep in my heart (I know that) I do believe we shall.
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Socialist sudoku
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“Lucia di Lammermoor” and “Die Fledermaus”: Fidelity, fatality, frivolity
August 11, 2017Tremendously exciting singing by world-class artists.
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