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The Story of Chess: The Musical
This strong musical with an iffy book has been in development for so long that the Cold War world it's set in has changed completely.
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Pluto the Underdog
Billions of students who learned there are nine planets will have to be re-educated.
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Jukebox Musicals
The fundamental problem of jukebox musicals is the relative poverty of original musical ideas by the creators of this genre.
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Flop Musicals
Flops are to theater critics, as diseases are to doctors. Like some doctors, critics may also like to play god.
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Musical Dissonance
The battle between LaChiusa and Shaiman is the clash between high and low art, between arty farty and philistines.
30
Best of the Best
Are we thrusting too much greatness onto too many blogs? And how do we rank the rankers?
29
Library in Cyberspace
Google's plan to digitize library books will allow literature to be freely available and it will enrich our lives.
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Mummy, Why Did They Close My School?
What an avalanche of closures. To say that British universities are in crisis, is an understatement!
27
The Rise of the Creative Class
When Richard Florida’s book was published, it touched a receptive nerve, and became an instant bestseller. Now we can reassess it more critically.
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Loo Loo Skip To My Loo
The high tech revolution seems to have bypassed toilets. Minor advances are automatic flushing, dry flushing, toilet seat lining.
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