Culture

Captain America: Brave New World Brings the Marvel Universe Back to San Pedro.

In that way Captain America: Brave New World coming to San Pedro feels fitting, especially with Isaiah Bradley as a…

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Remy and the Chocolate Bean

Remy had harvested roughly 20 more golden pods. Moving with the calm steadiness of an expert, despite never having touched…

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“Tragedy Gift Shop” more fable than play

Commonplace gun violence. Exploitation. Sensationalism. Amoral corporate greed. This is today’s America, and it’s enough to make you want to…

7 months ago

solo. Gallery Presents the Visceral Trigger Warning by Ellwood T. Risk

The works, Risk says, speak to the hyper-masculine, toxic male-female relationships.

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Regarding NEA Requirements

The new requirements force NEA grant applicants to certify that they do not “promote gender ideology.”

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LA Harbor International Film Festival Sets Sail on 22nd Voyage March 13-16

“DocSunday,” 2 p.m. at the YWCA Harbor Area Julia Morgan Auditorium. This year features the POLA premiere of Patrice: The…

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The Actors Jungle: A New Era of South Bay Theatrical Innovation

August’s idea came as a result of wanting to fill the new theater gap in San Pedro. He started looking…

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Garage Theatre turns 25 by the grace of community

When I sat down with a quartet of Garage Theatre co-founders in 2010 as they got ready to celebrate their…

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Long Beach Opera dials up the ambition for season’s second aleatory offering

Having just seen/heard Long Beach Opera’s staging of El Relicario de los Animales, I don’t have a clue what they’re…

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Long Beach Playhouse channels the spirit of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson”

According to the American Psychological Institute, the term ‘intergenerational trauma’ did not come into use until the 1960s. So while…

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