Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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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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Culture
“A Man Called Ove”: Swedish film celebrates a hidden hero
November 23, 2016Ove is a burly Swede who spent 43 years around railyards, force retired now at 59, living by himself, and lording it over everyone in the private housing complex he used to manage. He’s offended by...
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Culture
“The Hip Hop Nutcracker” breaks out across America this season
November 22, 2016This loosely reconstructed version of the classic Tchaikovsky ballet is simply astounding.
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Arts
Hitler, Hollywood, and hilarity: This play has it all
November 22, 2016Southern California audiences are fortunate indeed to have this great production available to them.
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Culture
Black, Southern, poor, gay, male: Alternate images in “Moonlight”
November 21, 2016This is honest filmmaking at its best, marking a milestone in the development of Black-oriented cinema in America.
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