New book explores the roots of the term “White trash”
Some landless whites in early America who survived war, workhouses, prostitution, and press gangs ditched their poverty wages and constricted lives and lit out for the territories.
“Jason Bourne” film: Don’t trust the CIA
What's arguably most interesting about Jason Bourne is its up-to-the-minute topicality, ripping those proverbial headlines right off the front pages.
Blinded by the bright lights of Hollywood and “Café Society”
How Woody Allen keeps 'em coming on such a high level of interest is a phenomenon of continued creative juices still flowing in the senior decades.
“Our Little Sister”: A masterpiece
"Our Little Sister" is a film of surpassing beauty and sensitivity, a fully realized insight into family that unfolds patiently, with elegance and understanding.
American Gods: Cast, producers talk whitewashing, Mike Pence, new trailer
Imagine a world where supernatural personifications of the internet, capitalism, and media are newly formed gods hell-bent on taking power.
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.
