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In Dallas, Spanish-Inflected Shakespeare Adaptations Experiment with Language

Two plays challenge their source material and speak to today’s audiences.

by Courtney Thomas

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‘Shaky’ Audio Series Is a Messy, Real Look at Disabled Life

by Kit O'Connell

The Who Behind ‘Where Wolf’

by Nguyên Lê

Confronting Queer Oppression in Moscow … And America

by Lance Morrison

Aug 15, 2018

‘American Hate’ Author on Hate Crimes, Free Speech and Alex Jones

Author and civil rights attorney Arjun Sethi on listening to survivors, the difficulty of prosecuting hate crimes and what the media can do better.

by Michelle Raji

rape kit backlog Jul 11, 2018

A Timely, Enraging Documentary Humanizes the Rape Kit Backlog Crisis

Texas lawmakers have turned to crowdfunding to test rape kits, absent adequate state funding.

by Sophie Novack

border, presidio Apr 27, 2018

In Presidio, a New Public Art Project Crosses Borders

The new mural is a small binational gesture reminding those who reside in the margins that they are not forgotten.

by Sasha von Oldershausen

Mar 15, 2018

Drag Queens and Churchgoers Find Common Ground in ‘The Gospel of Eureka’

by Robyn Ross

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