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The theater project that sparked a congressional probe—and culture war
Washington Post· 4 days agoThe fraught exchange took place on the second floor of the Old Congressional Building in Washington,...
Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ...
WTOP Washington· 18 hours ago“The theater, when it is any good, can change things.” In an enthralling new book about this little-known chapter in American theater history, Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro ...
Today in History: May 26, Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court
San Francisco Chronicle· 4 days agoToday is Sunday, May 26, the 147th day of 2024. On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1864, President Abraham ...
Atwater Village filmmaker brings dance doc to life
The Eastsider· 7 days ago“Bella” is about Los Angeles modern dance choreographer Bella Lewitzky. Onstage, Lewitzky created a multi-racial and politically progressive dance...
Gary Cooper’s daughter to host free screening of classic Western ‘High Noon’ at Smithsonian in DC -...
WTOP Washington· 6 days agoAfter the screening, she’ll join a Q&A with Dr. Amanda Foreman, daughter of screenwriter Carl...
The radical theatre that could have prevented Donald Trump’s rise
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn July 2023, The New York Times ran an article titled ‘American Theatre is Imploding Before Our...
Today in History
The Martinsburg Journal· 4 days agoSupreme Court. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the Montana Territory. In 1865, Confederate forces west of the Mississippi...
Review: CANDIDE at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Broadway World· 5 days agoThe Scottish Opera edition of Candide, adapted from the philosopher Voltaire’s (François-Marie...
Here come the Russians, again
Mother Jones· 6 days agoMoscow mounted information warfare operations to boost Trump during both the 2016 election—most notably, the hack-and-leak attack in which ...
UN’s top court orders Israel to ‘immediately’ halt its operation in Rafah
WKBT La Crosse· 6 days agoThe court considers the humanitarian situation in Rafah to be classified as “disastrous,” he said,...