Human trafficking and sex slavery: The opera
Set amidst a maelstrom of deception, secrecy and violence, Anya17 emphasizes young girls' aspirations for comfort and freedom in "the West."
“Ghostbusters”: 30 years later, can this sequel stand on its own?
It's not easy making a sequel. Should you stick to the original formula?
Two plays about “command rape” - in war and in the office
Two plays about how men use rape to exert power over the women they conquer, command, and employ.
Holychild’s summer jam EP: A Brat Pop critique of capitalism
A new critique of pop culture, mass consumption and its objectification of the female body.
“Recorded in Hollywood”: Black musical pioneer John Dolphin’s story on stage
We simply cannot accept that Recorded in Hollywood might close and never be heard from again. It has Broadway lights twinkling all over it.
Molière’s madcap merriment amuses
"The Imaginary Invalid" pokes fun at doctors and the class system with ribald humor.
Author Roy Speckhardt: “Can we create change through humanism?"
"Humanists understand that this is the only life we have, and this planet is the only place we have to live it."
This week in history: “Towards the future” honors Bastille Day
July 14th is Bastille Day, the holiday commemorating the fall of the Bastille prison at the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789.
In “The Marvin Gaye Story,” sexual healing is the political
The music gives us this clarity about who we are, how we can be, the world we can achieve.
China Miéville’s postmodern fantasies in “Three Moments of an Explosion”
The contemporary British fantasist China Miéville's collection of short stories is a diverse mix of styles.
