Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
“Fences”: From stage to screen with Denzel Washington and Viola Davis
January 4, 2017These are memorable performances that will stand the judgment of time.
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Culture
“El Niño”: John Adams’ radically updated Latino Christmas oratorio
December 20, 2016The work had its world premiere in Paris in December 2000. Los Angeles brought it back in grand style this season.
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U.S.
Archbishop José Gómez in line to lead American Catholic Church
December 16, 2016In opposing the Trump agenda, the Catholic Church has positioned itself as a strong ally on critical issues.
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Culture
Bigger pay on a small stage: Will L.A. theatres go dark?
December 14, 2016Small theatres barely keep the spotlights while they scrape up the rent.
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Culture
“Merrily We Roll Along”: The left turn not taken
December 9, 2016A noble statement about what went wrong in America.
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Books
Art and Politics: New essays confound the received wisdom
December 9, 2016If you’re ready to "de-reify" your brain, read Joes Segal's new book.
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U.S.
This week in history: Pearl Harbor antecedents, the attack, consequences
December 5, 2016“I grew up behind U.S. barbed wire fences,” recalls one survivor, the well known actor George Takei.
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Culture
Latinx theatre: the leading edge of L.A. arts scene
November 29, 2016Three recent productions, two of them running until December 18th, touch on Latin American life in Uruguay, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and the U.S.
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