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‘¡Las Sandinistas!’: A Revolution Remembered
Las Sandinistas, a new feature-length documentary film that examines the Nicaraguan revolution of the 1980’s, arrives in theaters at…
Coming Out On the Field: ‘Mario’ Confronts Taboo in Men’s Sports
After premiering to acclaim in Europe, Mario — a moving coming-of-age tale of love, homoeroticism and repression within the…
The Past Comes Alive with Frightening Results in John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’
Antonio Bay is a small town with a big problem. It seems the California fishing village was founded on…
The Rise, Fall and Redemption of Two of Rock’s Great Radicals
Radical politics, drugs and rock ’n’ roll — and winding up in prison — are the common threads between…
A new exhibit takes visitors to a time when the Village was both the center and the cutting edge of American Culture.
Vallery Lomas is Sweeping Up the Crumbs
Meet the most talented baker you’ve never heard of. And try her recipe for pumpkin chocolate swirl bread.
The best way to stop rape in our culture would be for men and boys to stop raping. In…
Marc Ribot’s New and Vintage ‘Songs of Resistance’
The labor movement had “Solidarity Forever.” Civil Rights had “Mississippi Goddam,” “Strange Fruit” and the spirituals activists sang with…
Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’: A Call to Challenge American Despotism
“How the fuck did this happen?” is the question Michael Moore lobs at us as he concludes the first…