Kelly Lytle Hernandez (UCLA history professor) makes her case easily enough. The first immigration law passed by Congress (1803) excluded any freeborn 'person of color.' The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) limited Chinese arrivals until 1943. The Immigration... See more
When does a slap become child abuse—and who gets to decide? Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu poses the question in Fjord and leaves the audience wondering and thinking. Lisbet is a Norwegian adherent to the Americanized Protestant fundamentalism t... See more
In 2025 and 2026, E.G. Nadeau wrote a series of essays for the Shepherd Express. Nadeau collected those essays and a postscript for his new book, American Renewal. Written with scathing analysis leavened with humor, American Renewal includes chapters with... See more
Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are just a few of the comic book characters created by Jewish Americans and featured in the new exhibit at Jewish Museum Milwaukee. Superman was invented in 1938 by two Jewish kids from Cleveland, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schus... See more
In the latest adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Dashwood sisters Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) live in relative poverty as a result of their father's untimely death. by Lisa Miller , David Luhrssen Film Clips ... See more
