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NYU co-hosts preview for upcoming democracy documentary
Democracy was not a spectator sport yesterday when actor Matt Damon and Howard Zinn, a historian and professor, spoke at Cooper Union's Great Hall about their upcoming documentary, "The People Speak." The event, called "The People Speak Live," was hosted by NYU, Cooper Union and the History Channel.
Adam Elliot on life after Mary & Max
At the opening of the Melbourne International Film Festival people were drinking, laughing, joking and wondering where on earth he was.
Theater review: 'Grapes of Wrath' brought to vivid life at Cabrillo
The Cabrillo College Theater Arts Department proudly inaugurated its stunning new Crocker Theater with an appropriately exceptional choice of material: John Steinbeck's incomparable "The Grapes of Wrath," adapted for the stage by Frank Galati.
Mythical End for Legendary Route 66
The question of where the old Route 66 officially ended in the West has been the subject of debate among history buffs and roadsters.
Auction to benefit Moak on tap Nov. 13
A benefit auction for Jerry Moak of Rayville has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Nov.
New Crocker Theater to stage Steinbeck classic 'Grapes of Wrath"
The cast for Cabrillo College’s production of ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ includes, from left, Caber Russell, Tom Goldrup, Michael Gomes, Katia Burke, Leah Creatura and Jaye Wolfe Before the rehearsal, the cast and crew of "The Grapes of Wrath" thought about hard times, drought, the idea of family -- and about having an excellent space to ...
TCM airs 5 John Steinbeck adaptations tonight, November 3
Turner Classic Movies airs classic films based on the work of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist John Steinbeck throughout the evening of Tuesday, November 3. The night begins with the big three, "East of Eden," "The Grapes of Wrath," and "Of Mice and Men," which combined for 15 total Oscar nominations, three of which were winners.
Binghamton University Pipe Dream Home
Therea s no shortage of work to do
While watching live news feed updates on Facebook the other day, I was suddenly reminded of the time I read "The Grapes of Wrath." Veiled concern weighed on one post after another.
Lessons from Great Depression help shop owner weather recession
Bette Moore's vintage clothing store has been a mainstay on Madison's Main Street for 28 years.
Ky. Opera's 'Mice' is a powerful experience
The marvelous thing about John Steinbeck -- which you realize whether you read a grand work like "The Grapes of Wrath" or a more modest creation like "Of Mice and Men" -- is his unwavering authenticity of language and purpose.
It's not just that John Steinbeck 's 1939 novel is a Pulitzer Prize -winning masterpiece.
'Spike Heels' set to open tonight at Cal Poly Pomona
"Spike Heels" will open tonight at Cal Poly Pomona, one of two plays set to be put on by the university's Theatre Department in the next month.
Shakespeare Theatre's 'Grapes of Wrath' will take your breath away
A challenging play for challenging times, 'The Grapes of Wrath,' epically and expertly staged by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, shoves our current recession into sobering perspective.
'Grapes of Wrath' on stage at Tech
Louisiana Tech's Theatre Deparment is presenting 'The Grapes of Wrath' as the first show of the season.
The gravy train gets up steam -- again
Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids ain't no good and they die out, but we keep on coming.
Libraries brace for a Big Reada
Pioneer Library System is preparing to participate in the National Endowment for the Arts' The Big Read for 2011, the largest federal reading program in U.S. history.
Art that emerged from Great Depression served as more than escapism, book says
The Great Depression has rolled off many a pundit's tongue of late as we strain to make sense of the current economic meltdown.
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2009, congressman Barney Frank appeared opposite Ralph Nader on "The Ed Schultz Show." When Nader questioned Frank's far-left bona fides, Frank quickly responded, "we are trying on every front to increase the role of government." This is what today's liberal movement has become.
Jason Brudereck: He sure has no's for news
I don't want to read about the Gosselins anymore. They bore me. They aren't news.
The final pages of Morris Dickstein's monumental panorama of the 1930s, Dancing in the Dark , present a neat analogy between The Wizard of Oz, the Hollywood fantasy film released in 1939, and The Grapes of Wrath , John Steinbeck's grim novel of rural poverty, published to popular acclaim the same year.
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