Culture currents articles
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Traveling beyond the Yellow Brick Road: “The Wiz” and its forever cultural impact on black culture
Broadway producer Kenneth Harper wrote “The Wiz” directly based on the original “The Wizard of Oz” in 1972. He wanted to do an all-black...
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Resilience culture
The preparations for earthquakes, the strong and potentially deadly tremors, must go beyond the usual “duck, cover and hold” drills.
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How to spend a cultural weekend in Rome
An insider 48-hour guide to the historic, art-laden European metropolis that is the Eternal City