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• 31 Textbooks Out of Context: China Uses the Western Media to Court World Public Opinion

  in Politics — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 30, 2005

• 30 The Complexities of Electric Attraction: Electra Complex on Stage in Los Angeles

  In Los Angeles, two plays modernize the ancient Greek tale and prove that murderous, dysfunctional families continue to fascinate. Glendale's classical repertory theater, A Noise Within mounts and stunningly enthralling 4-hour interpretation of Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra" which is based on Aeschylus' "Oresteia."

  Review in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 21, 2005

• 29 Race, Rape and Injustice: The Massie Affair

  KCET's presentation of the documentary, "The Massie Affair," reminds us of the racial issues America faced before World War II and clarifies what "South Pacific," merely suggests. Like the musical "South Pacific," the Massie Affair took place on a Pacific island and involved the military. Yet for those involved, perhaps the least deserving was the person who had the happy ending.

  in Politics — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 19, 2005

• 28 The Perfect Cocktail for Drinkers and Non-Drinkers: Bottomless Cocktail: The Art of Shag

  If you don't know who or what Shag is, "Bottomless Cocktail: The Art of Shag" can introduce you to the colorful world that could have existed somewhere between the conformist 50s and disco 70s.

  Review in Books — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 16, 2005

• 27 Shag with a Twist: 1960s Ultra Cool on Stage

  If you're one of the beautiful, martini-sipping crowd, you already know what Shag is. Mix some dancers, a trendy illustrator, high and permanently stiffened hairdos and blazing bright clothes. Serve them all up at a theater and you have a slyly dry, melodic entertaining mix: "Shag with a Twist." Josh Agle and Cynthia Bradley's "Shag With a Twist" at the Los Angeles Theatre Center is not a musical or a play, but a story told mostly through dance, a slight, amusingly whimsical murder mystery big on style and flavored by Shag aesthetic

  in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 16, 2005

• 26 How News Media Helps Create Myths: China and Japan

  in Politics — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 15, 2005

• 25 One in a Dozen: Fear and a White Rose

  Roses are generally a lovely gift and a single rose more sweet than a dozen. Red roses symbolize love and romance while a white rose can symbolize happy love in a bridal bouquet. Yet for my friend, a white rose symbolizes fear.

  in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Apr 03, 2005

• 24 Saving Our Fellow Primates: A 2004 Conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall

  in Sci/Tech — by Purple Tigress — on Mar 29, 2005

• 23 Bloggers Beware

  Blogging can be good for your mental health and your cyber social life, but a few bloggers have found blogging detrimental to their working lives when they got fired because of their blog content.

  in Sci/Tech — by Purple Tigress — on Mar 22, 2005

• 22 California's Classical Theatre Company Presents a Timely "Julius Caesar"

  What do you expect when the leader is suddenly and brutally taken down? Are noble purposes guide a country after a coup d'etat? Or will the country fall into political chaos and bloody civil wars? In Shakespeare's "Tragedy of Julius Caesar" the assassination of the titular character lead to the fall of a republic and yet current wars make this play a timely reminder that noble intentions aren't always enough.

  in Culture — by Purple Tigress — on Mar 22, 2005