Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Labor
Suffering the insufferable because of economic insecurity: Women in the economy
March 10, 2016A large number of presenters addressed several aspects of the crisis of women's work today.
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Arts
Political thriller with music about Japanese HIV scandal impresses L.A.
March 10, 2016Fast moving, eye-catching, colorful, deeply affecting, cathartic, and redemptive.
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Arts
“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
March 8, 2016The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
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Arts
“I kill a man…/I love a man…”: The Emile Griffith jazz opera
February 24, 2016Of the hundreds of opera performances I have attended over a lifetime, rarely have I been so emotionally stirred as I was by this one.
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Opinion
Have you “turned around”? Reflections on my generation’s political evolution
February 23, 2016Did I "rapidly burn out?" Did most of my friends in "the movement" follow that course? I rather think not.
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Arts
A new opera focuses on Frau Schindler of “List” fame
February 12, 2016In three acts, the opera features more than 20 roles, plus chorus, in scenes that alternate between the Schindler home and the factory.
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Arts
Inextricable bond between shepherd and flock: A modern Icelandic tragicomic film
February 8, 2016Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson has a small hit on his hands in his new film "Rams," starring two of his country's leading stage actors.
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Arts
New L.A. play says: Beware the catch in every dream
February 2, 2016The new play "Dream Catcher" provides an uninterrupted 80 minutes of high drama between two passionate characters.
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