DIG 22.32 – 8/13/20
It’s all about symbolism. And if you can get past the Shakespearean speech and structure, it works.
KING JOHN IN SHINY GOLD CONVERSE AT THE BCA
“MAKE ELECTIONS FAIR AGAIN”: PROTEST AGAINST BIG MONEY IN POLITICS RETURNS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
“The easiest way for them to get elected is to go to big donors and get campaign donations. There are favors that are being given to special interests, whether it’s a corporation, a union, or some billionaire."
“IT’S VERY FRUSTRATING”: GABBARD SUPPORTERS PROTEST CNN TOWN HALL EXCLUSION
“I’m here showing solidarity and support for a candidate who CNN is not letting speak,” said Nitya Pool, a protester wearing one of the recently-made black T-shirts the campaign was selling on site.
PASS OVER
A theatrical look at race in America
LOL ON TRAGEDY
A speedy taste of all things Shakespeare
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHOM? A HARD LOOK AT SOMERVILLE’S ‘ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT’ ZONES
"What is really critical is that community members have a voice in shaping the direction of what gets developed in our underdeveloped areas of Somerville."
CHIVALRY MEETS TEQUILA
At odds with ICE and in search of the Mexican Dulcinea, Quixote Nuevo is reborn as the shining knight of Chicanos
CHIVALRY MEETS TEQUILA: AT ODDS WITH ICE AND IN SEARCH OF THE MEXICAN DULCINEA, QUIXOTE NUEVO IS REBORN AS THE SHINING KNIGHT OF CHICANOS
At odds with ICE and in search of the Mexican Dulcinea, Quixote Nuevo is reborn as the shining knight of Chicanos
If at age 15 anyone had told me that Miguel de Cervantes’ celebrated chivalric novel Don Quixote could someday become a poignant social commentary on the reality of 21st-century America, I would have probably laughed in disbelief.
Growing up in ...
KIDS MAKE THE DARNDEST DOCS
DE-MORONIZING AMERICA: JOHN LEGUIZAMO ON 3,000 YEARS OF LATIN HISTORY
"The show is a call to action. Everybody has got to do something every day. You’ve got to call your senators, write to your congressman, run for office, get out and vote, register people to vote, call the networks."
