Arts & Entertainment

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Screamscape: The timely play "Dreamscape" about police killings

"Dreamscape" is an urgent, ripped-from-the-headlines story about a police shooting of a young Black person.

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"Words by Ira Gershwin": Where’s the man behind the legendary lyrics?

The show's tagline is "Meet the man behind the legendary lyrics." But after over two hours spectators will learn precious little about Ira.

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"Mad Men" asks, "What's in a name?"

Although professional changes present levels of challenge for the men, it's the women of the episode who are most strongly affected.

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"The Flash": first season speeds toward the finish line

The series, a spinoff of "Arrow," is all about the fun, and putting the "comic" back into "comic book."

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"Arrow": tensions high as new season draws back its bow

The showrunners have painted almost every character into a corner around which it seems impossible for them to ever again emerge.

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J’accuse: French film "24 Days" in review

In addition to being a policier, "24 Days" is also an intense family drama.

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Today in history: “Bread and Roses” for National Poetry Month

On this date in 1946, James Oppenheim's poem "Bread and Roses" was published in "Industrial Solidarity."

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“Mad Men” asks, "what's next?"

While the first two episodes of this half season drew us backward, this episode looks forward.

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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.

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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.

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