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'Fela!' and 'In the Next Room': When Art Meets Politics

The name of this site is Politics Daily. Yet Woman Up crew members often turn to cultural touchstones that some might see as frivolous. That judgment would be wrong. It's surprising how often politics and pop culture mix and mingle, with subjects too touchy for tough talk frankly laid out in jokes and songs, on the stage and screen. Who would have thought that holiday fluff like "It's Complicated" would prompt reflections by my colleagues Bonnie Goldstein, Luisita Lopez Torregrosa and Melinda Henneberger on the portrayal of women of a certain age going through the experience of both ...

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