For insight you'll get nowhere else into one of the most interesting artists of his era, pick up this re-release of Mugge's 1984 profile of the born-again singer.
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Music Review: Kenji Bunch – ‘The Snow Queen’ Ballet Score from Orchestra Next
This suite is full of heart and likely to move yours, and while it might make you wish you could see the ballet, it won't leave you frozen.
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Coming to Comic-Con for the first time? A few tips to keep you cool and charged up.
Read More »San Diego Comic-Con, Here I Come!
Tommorrow’s the day. Chicago to San Diego to cover Comic Con International (AKA San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC) for Blogcritics. This is my fifth year going into the fray of crowds, cosplayers and general chaos that is the behemoth, ultimate fandom conclave of Comic-Con. I can’t cover it all, and as …
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): A Jubilant ‘Hairspray’ at the Playhouse
The Tony Award-winning musical comes to the Playhouse in a bright, splashy production.
Read More »High Court Dumps ‘Provocation’ Theory, Narrowing Police Liability for Use of Force
Justice Alito noted that the Supreme Court’s rulings on excessive force call for looking at the totality of circumstances to determine whether, at the time the force was used, it was reasonable for the police to use it.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Spoon River Anthology’ by Edgar Lee Masters, Soulpepper Theatre Company
Is your soul alive? Then let it feed on life.
Read More »Travel Tips: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
From hiking to gambling, natural wonders to fine dining, the Wilkes-Barre area is full of fun activities.
Read More »Major League Baseball’s Homer Surge – Bats in the Belfry?
Even though the fans love all the home runs being hit this year, this power surge is driving some people batty.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Boeing Boeing’ from Wild Rice
The show being deliberately absurd in nature, the focus is on slapstick and over-the-top dramatics.
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