The automatic intentional walk is a brilliant idea – right up there with national holidays on Mondays and the Common Core Curriculum.
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Theater Review (San Antonio): Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ at the Classic Theatre
Mark McCarver's production, takes full advantage of the play's comic aspects, and it's the right choice. The house was packed on opening night and there were lots of laughs.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Chicago’ the Musical
The direction, choreography, and dancing in this version seemed lacklustre and short on energy and charisma.
Read More »Theatre Review (Singapore): ‘Detention Katong’ by Dream Academy
Some good moments stick out in this hit-and-miss musical about a girls' school.
Read More »Personal Finance Strategies That Millennials Are Taking To Heart
In some regards, young adults are ahead of where their parents were at a similar age when it comes to frugality and building wealth.
Read More »Croatia Travel: Ten Days on the Dalmatian Coast, Part 1
A small-boat cruise turned out to be the best way for us to explore Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, beginning in Dubrovnik, then visiting various islands and the city of Split.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Blurred Lines’ from Girl Be Heard at HERE
Rape culture strikes every two minutes, when someone is sexually assaulted; then disappears in the twinkling of an eye as if nothing important has happened. The brilliance of 'Blurred Lines' is that it nets this slippery monster and pins it down with irony, satire and ridicule, all the while examining how it parades itself publicly, cloaked in the righteousness of normalcy.
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Game of Thrones: The Musical’ – All Men Must Laugh
There is balance in the universe. All the tears, disappointment, and tragedy you experience watching HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' can be offset by enjoying the MACHA Theater production of 'Game of Thrones - the Musical.' Not only did I laugh, but for the two hours of this musical romp, a happy smile never left my face.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): A Striking ‘The Secret Garden’ at the Playhouse San Antonio
Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's modern classic comes to the Playhouse San Antonio in a strikingly revisualized production.
Read More »Trump Inherited a Mess? A Presidential Walk-Through Proposal
The outgoing president and the new president will hold a brief joint news conference to publicly acknowledge a document that details the condition of the country at the time of the transfer of leadership – no more bullshit.
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