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We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.
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PAX East 2024: ‘Hollow Home’
During the four days of PAX East I get a chance to explore many different types of games, some big, …
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PAX East 2024: Suda 51 and ‘Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered’
Dressed in an incredibly stylish jacket, which he had designed just for PAX East, Suda sat with me a…
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Book Review: ‘Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage’ by Inna Faliks
"What's so great about Beethoven? He makes children laugh." A concert pianist's memoir recounts a mu…
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PAX East 2024: Day Three – ‘Fretless,’ ‘Wizordum,’ and More
The third day of PAX East was filled with exploration and great games like 'The Big Con,' 'Fretless,…
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GalaxyCon Richmond: ‘Blue’s Clues’ Cast on the Magical Blue Puppy Then and Now
"In real life, I don't have a magical blue puppy as much as I wish I did." …
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Concert Review: ‘Alla Zingarese’ – Brahms, Liszt, and the Imprint of Romani Music
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Film Review: The Enigmatic ‘All You Need is Death’
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Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical’
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Reviews: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI – Carnegie Hall Concert, New Album Mixing Ancient and Contemporary Music
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PAX East 2024: Day Four
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World Premieres and Top Talent Rock SXSW’s 2023 Film Festival
Highly anticipated world premieres and cinema from around the globe take the spotlight at SXSW 2023.
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part Two): On Working with Lou Reed, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part One): On New Live Record ‘Weathered,’ A Life of Touring, and More
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Interview: Actress Paula Garcés, Co-Creator of ‘World of Aluna’
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Robert F. Kennedy: Remembering the Morning of June 6, 1968:
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Halloween 2023: Behemoth Balloon Decorations Rule the Halloween Scene
These behemoth balloon decorations rule the Halloween scene and are pumped to the maximum PSI that they can take before exploding.
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Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares To U” – Its Brilliance is Her Legacy
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Percy Hynes White and the Danger of Cancel Culture
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Titan Submersible Loss – A Tragedy for Our Times
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The Death of a Pet – Goodbye, Goldie!
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SXSW 2023: More Than Movies, It’s Past, Present and Future
The SXSW Conference has movies, music, comedy, science and pop-culture.
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Good Guys with Guns Can’t Stop Mass Shootings
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Movie Review: ‘White Riot’
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My Private Messages from the Trumps
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‘What’s The Matter With Kansas?’ – A Deconstruction
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GLP-1 Journey: One Month In
It grieves me to see how much it costs to use these potentially life-changing medicines...but the lowest dose restored my willpower over food.
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Exclusive Interview: Michael Kahan, ‘Funny in Failure’ Podcast Host
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Software Review: ‘Adobe Premiere Rush’ – Speed Without Mickey Mouse
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Sentencing 101: How the Justice System Works
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Nine Ways to Childproof Your Home
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PAX East 2024: ‘Hollow Home’
During the four days of PAX East I get a chance to explore many different …
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PAX East 2024: Suda 51 and ‘Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered’
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Book Review: ‘Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage’ by Inna Faliks
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PAX East 2024: Day Three – ‘Fretless,’ ‘Wizordum,’ and More
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GalaxyCon Richmond: ‘Blue’s Clues’ Cast on the Magical Blue Puppy Then and Now
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Concert Review: ‘Alla Zingarese’ – Brahms, Liszt, and the Imprint of Romani Music
We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.
Read More » -
Film Review: The Enigmatic ‘All You Need is Death’
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Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical’
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Reviews: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI – Carnegie Hall Concert, New Album Mixing Ancient and Contemporary Music
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PAX East 2024: Day Four
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GalaxyCon Richmond: ‘Blue’s Clues’ Cast on the Magical Blue Puppy Then and Now
"In real life, I don't have a magical blue puppy as much as I wish I did."
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GalaxyCon Richmond: Jaleel White
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GalaxyCon Richmond: ‘The Mandalorian’
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Concert Review: ‘Alla Zingarese’ – Brahms, Liszt, and the Imprint of Romani Music
We may be avoiding calling it "Gypsy music" now, but its spirited influence on both Brahms and Liszt is unmistakeable.
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Concert Preview and Interview: Pianist Michael Stephen Brown on ‘Mozart as Harlequin’ (May 1, NYC)
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Music Reviews: The Wandering Hearts, plus Domenic Cicala, the HawtThorns, Dawn Landes, and the Glass Hours
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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ by Travis Dandro, from Drawn+Quarterly
The graphic novel interpretation of 'Winnie the Pooh' by Travis Dandro reinforces how much the story is an everlasting ally to us all.
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Book Review: ‘Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage’ by Inna Faliks
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Music and Book Reviews: Wonder Women of Country, plus Thee Sinseers, Matt Blake, Pete Ham, and Eddie Hinton
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PAX East 2024: ‘Hollow Home’
During the four days of PAX East I get a chance to explore many different …
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PAX East 2024: Cookie Brigade, Many Worlds Tavern and Lethal Shadows
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PAX East 2024: Day Four