An interview with Kory Angelin about his new book, '#SELLOUT: How a Great Experience Can Help You #SELLOUT of Your Product.' Angelin’s no-nonsense guide is for anyone who has to sell anything — and his secret to selling may surprise you.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Girl from the North Country’ by Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
I cannot imagine any writer but Conor McPherson effectively providing such a dramatic flight path to Bob Dylan’s repertoire. The playwright’s eerie, atmospheric writing effectively implies connections between the material at hand and otherworldly realms. Dylan’s titular song is part of the hybrid McPherson musical Girl from the North Country, …
Read More »Supreme Court Weighs How to Define Violent Felonies for ACCA
Congress passed the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) in 1984, aiming to bring longer sentences to career criminals committing violent felonies.
Read More »Review (London): ‘Michael Jackson: On the Wall’ Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery in London is located at St. Martin’s Place by Trafalgar Square. 'Michael Jackson: On the Wall' will be there through Sunday, October 21.
Read More »Theatre Review (London’s West End): Harold Pinter’s ‘Art, Truth, and Politics’ with Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance performed Harold Pinter’s lecture 'Art, Truth, and Politics', a scathing critique of U.S. military actions, with an emphasis on actions by Ronald Reagan in Nicaragua and George W. Bush in Iraq.
Read More »Book Tour: ‘Know Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth’ by Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC co-host of 'Morning Joe,' shares new advice to women from all walks of life with her revised edition of her book 'Know Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You're Worth.'
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘What The Constitution Means to Me’ Starring Heidi Schreck
Actress Heidi Schreck's timely 'What the Constitution Means to Me' casts a long shadow and provides trenchant perspectives.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Salome’ by Oscar Wilde
This fine new production uses an admirable new translation from the French that stays close to the original, giving us Wilde indeed, flaws and all.
Read More »Theater Review (Chicago): ‘Second Skin’ from the Wildclaw Theater Brings Halloween Chills
This horror drama follows three intertwining monologues told by three women whose lives are all connected in ways that go beyond what is immediately apparent.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection’
Universal Studios Home Entertainment brings out the classic creature features once more, this time in beautiful High-Definition.
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