Slam poetry: spoken word under pressure
At the risk of coming across as that obnoxious English lit instructor, or a dinner party show-off,...
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Category: Arts
AIDS documentary recalls heartbreaking activism
Early on in the documentary “How to Survive a Plague,” activist Larry Kramer is shown giving a...
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Live local musicians deserve our dollars
When musicians perform, audience members only see the final portion of their work. That show,...
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The best of protest music
Every year, I dive through the music industry’s “best of” lists, looking for albums and artists...
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Young lesbian love tested in “Rafiki”
A village in Kenya serves as the colorful backdrop for the drama that unfolds in the film “Rafiki”...
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