Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Patience”: Satire lifts up the common people
February 9, 2017A healthy skepticism laced with broad humor can go a long way toward keeping public officials honest and above-board.
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U.S.
The riveting Rosies: The World War II home front in Richmond, California
February 7, 2017Every Friday, visitors to the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park have the opportunity to meet with some of the original Rosies.
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U.S.
Trump meets only hand-picked backers for Black History Month
February 6, 2017What does the president notice about Frederick Douglass? Seemingly only that he commands a certain buzz.
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Arts
Anti-apartheid musical “Lost in the Stars” a stunning success in L.A.
February 2, 2017Anderson’s stage adaptation for Weill is based on Alan Paton’s novel "Cry, the Beloved Country."
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Arts
World War II refugee Jews in Japan: The play “Fugu”
February 1, 2017The play proves the truth in the old dictum that “something good came out of something terrible.”
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Arts
“Zanna, Don’t!” — where gay is the norm, hetero is taboo
January 30, 2017It’s a fun show on a small stage, though almost obsessively focused on love and the tyranny of sexual uniformity.
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Arts
Music of resistance: Kurt Weill and Rabbi Joachim Prinz
January 30, 2017The fact that this festival took place at the moment of Trump’s crowning brought a timely significance to the deliberations.
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U.S.
Los Angeles City Council chooses resistance
January 26, 2017We have a choice, one city councilmember said: “Resist or collaborate.”
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