“Mad Men” asks, "what's next?"
While the first two episodes of this half season drew us backward, this episode looks forward.
U.S. role in global politics featured at Full Frame 2015
Following up on the 2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, we now look at three films addressing the U.S. role in Asian countries.
Opera company makes history, casts black singers in "Don Carlo"
When King Philip II faces off against the Grand Inquisitor in "Don Carlo," they won't just be portraying history, they'll be making it.
Today in history for Poetry Month: Shakespeare on Robben Island
After he became president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela continued to read, to quote and to love William Shakespeare.
Nukes and oil: Environmental themes at Full Frame festival
The two films relating to environmental themes that I was able to catch were "Containment," and "Bikes vs. Cars."
Human interest stories shine at Full Frame film festival
Full Frame offers a full plate of, shall we say, heavy fare: Very serious issues not ordinarily treated with a light touch.
China is near: Reds versus rednecks in “Occupation”
In this play, in the not-too-distant future an indebted USA sells Florida to the People's Republic of China.
“The Americans”: Set in the 80s but relevant to our time
We receive another miniature course in spycraft from Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.
Today in history: 'Wizard of Oz' songwriter & socialist Yip Harburg is born
"I am a rebel by birth," Yip said, "I contest anything that is unjust, that causes suffering in humanity."
Today in history: An occasional poem for the first night of Passover
Tonight begins the Jewish festival of Passover, which celebrates the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt.
