Nov 28th, 2007 · Francis Wheen, biographer of Karl Marx, argues that as long as capitalism endures, Marx's masterwork, Das Kapital, will be required reading. First published in 1867, Marx's influential critique laid the groundwork for thinkers and revolutionaries to follow.
Aug 19th, 2007 · The great comedian Groucho Marx died 30 years ago Sunday. With his brothers Chico and Harpo -- and occasionally, Zeppo or Gummo -- Groucho made more than a dozen films, some of them considered to be among the top 10 all-time comedy films.
Oct 29th, 2004 · Tragedy struck Sarah as a child when she couldn't pick a single color crayon. In college, she couldn't rate Hegel or Marx. She went nuts when offered caffeinated or decaf coffee. Now the 2004 election: she loses it. Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin offer a dramatic portrait of indecision.
Aug 2nd, 2004 · Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx are the songwriting team behind the 2004 Tony award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q (which won Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical). Their subversive show features people and puppets and is about a group of aimless 30-somethings with low expectations and active libidos. It includes such songs as It Sucks to be Me, Everyone's a Little Bit Racist, If You Were Gay, and I Wish I could Go Back to College.