The cost of ivory is too heavy to bear; it is the extinction of a species as told in Leonardo Di Caprio's "The Ivory Game" presented at the Hamptons and Toronto Film Festivals.
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Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ by Bertolt Brecht
Corruption is easy. Justice is hard. Brecht warns us: In a zero sum game, if the little people allow criminals to gain supremacy and legitimize themselves, they will have allowed the destruction of justice, morality, and peace.
Read More »What’s Hot in Travel? Five Enticing Destinations for 2017
Cuba boasts of national parks, amazing architecture, cute villages, terrific shopping, and birding territory.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
This powerful little production of Shakespeare's depiction of one of the foulest sides of human nature makes the racial aspect of the tragedy ring resoundingly true, especially in today's climate of fear and prejudice.
Read More »Interview: Jules Grison, Star of ‘Formidable!’ Celebrating Charles Aznavour
'We have a story for the first part because we want to show Montmartre in Paris. We want to show the jazz clubs like we find today in New York. In France in the 1950s there were jazz clubs in Paris. It’s not the same now.'
Read More »NCAA Fact of Fanatic: Week Nine Picks
Will Florida State have the guns to go toe to toe with Clemson? And if they do, will Clemson even remember to stick its foot out?
Read More »The Absurdity of Christmas Decorations in October
Why is the mall decorated for Christmas in October?
Read More »What Motivates Trump’s Supporters? Fear of the End for White People
They want for their offspring the kind of America they had for themselves – an America where the white man was king and the white woman was his grateful ally.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Motherf**cker with the Hat’ by Stephen Adly Guirgis
This brilliantly acted small-stage revival of the Pulitzer Prize winner's Broadway play dives into the culture of machismo and finds answers elusive.
Read More »Movie Review: Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’
Although not reaching his previous artistic heights, Stone's latest effort with "Snowden" creates an intriguing portrayal of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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