"Gendering Radicalism" tells important story of women and communism
We can't write about the California Communist Party without writing about the women leaders who led it from its birth until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Two kids reclaim the world in new opera “Second Nature”
May "Second Nature" find a second production in another community soon. It's a remarkable work.
Today in history: radical Dada artist Man Ray is born
ARTnews magazine named Man Ray one of the 25 most influential artists of the 20th century.
Racism as a pigment of your imagination: “Citizen: An American Lyric”
The cutting-edge new play, with its ripped-from-the-headlines topicality, is, sadly, already in need of updating.
"Fear the Walking Dead" brings zombies to the City of Angels
The series premiere demonstrated the power of the franchise and will continue to prompt interest in U.S. audiences' ever growing enthusiasm for pandemics and the undead.
Today in history: Musician/activist Leonard Bernstein is born
Bernstein became the most prominent American-born conductor and a supremely talented musician, educator and composer.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” is electrifying
One of the great writers of our time commits to taking ownership of his personalized narrative on race, a quest that is subject to continuing revision.
“When Government Helped”: Comparing FDR and Obama
Just reading the notes at the end of every chapter is an education. The writers' research is deep and wide.
"Who is Gil Scott-Heron?" is tribute to late poet-musician
A new film is being screened in select cities this summer that focuses on the life of the late poet-musician, Gil Scott-Heron.
“Ricki and the Flash”: blinded by the light
The cast tried so hard. But the jokes were tortured and the warmth didn't reach room temperature.
