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Steve Fraser on the Crisis of Capitalism
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Ni Hao, Mickey Mouse: Disney Goes to Shanghai

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Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times
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Financial Meltdown 101

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Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

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Historians in Trouble: Plagiarism, Fraud, and Politics in the Ivory Tower

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‘Life and Fate’ at the Lincoln Center Festival

By Eunice Wong —

“Life and Fate” by Vasily Grossman is one of the greatest works of 20th century literature. A new theatrical adaptation is innovative, but ultimately loses the epic’s profound meditations on good and evil.

Posted on Aug 19, 2009

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Lincoln and Douglas Debate Again in ‘The Rivalry’

Just in time for Election Day, actors David Strathairn and Paul Giamatti are resurrecting the formidable historical figures of Abraham Lincoln and his rival for the Senate in 1858, Stephen A. Douglas, respectively, in L.A. Theatre Works’ production of “The Rivalry,” Norman Corwin’s play about the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates.

Posted on Nov 1, 2008 3 COMMENTS

Theater

Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘Seagull’ Soars

By Eunice Wong —

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” seems, at first, to be merely a skillful and familiar rendition of a masterpiece. But like many great works of art, the power of this production is cumulative.

Posted on Sep 18, 2007 3 COMMENTS

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