Death and life in a Tunisian police procedural
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Death and life in a Tunisian police procedural

Director Mehdi Barsaoui asked a couple of provocative questions when discussing his film Aicha: Does one have to die to be free in Tunisia? Has death become the only resort to reach true emancipation?

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Working yourself into the ground
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Working yourself into the ground

“All jobs bring honor and nobility, even work that is socially discounted or demeaned,’ read a US Labor Day message I once read. A new exhibition, Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights, looks at the underside of that message.

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It’s a family affair
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It’s a family affair

You know you’ll get strong meat when a Suzan-Lori Parks play is on the menu. The Book of Grace is no exception.

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The drama of May 35th
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The drama of May 35th

May 35th is a play about a date that doesn’t exist, on a subject that in China is taboo, presented by a group many of whom must conceal their real names.

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