Diana Brown digs into her own experience in a cult in her entertaining and thoughtful, if unpolished and not entirely satisfying, autobiographical solo show.
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Theater Review (Off-Broadway NYC): ‘City of Glass’ by Paul Auster, Adapted by Edward Einhorn
A phone call, a question, a proposition, a journey. The power of uncertainty becomes its own destination.
Read More »Interview: John Perkins – Author of “The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”
John Perkins, the author of "New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", talks about updating his startling tell-all on global affairs. It's still not too late to stop the EHM system running our world into the ground, but we have to act, he says.
Read More »Software Review: CINEMA 4D R17 Studio From MAXON
If you are contemplating a new purchase of a 3D modeling environment, then I can very highly recommend Cinema 4D R17.
Read More »Trump: The Cat’s Out of the Bag
Now one wonders which flag Cruz is most loyal to.
Read More »Travels in Turkey: Part 4 – Istanbul, Continued: Great Bazaars and Grand Mosques
The Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque may be the most famous structures in Istanbul, and they are certainly spectacular, but I was more taken with the largest purpose-built mosque in the city: The Süleymaniye Mosque, built in the 1550s by master architect Sinan at the command of Süleyman the Magnificent.
Read More »Rise in Celiac Disease in the U.S blamed on Environmental Causes
While there’s yet to be one true, clear reason why Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity diagnoses are on the rise, the finger seems to be pointing more and more to our modern-day processed foods diet and overall environment.
Read More »Too Many Laws: Are You Asking Your Representatives the Wrong Question?
“How many bills did you pass?” is the wrong question. Implicit in the tone of this article is that passing a lot of laws is a good thing and a mark of success for our representatives. I disagree. California has too many laws.
Read More »Theater Reviews (NYC): ‘Sprucehaven B’ and ‘Emily Dickinson: Paranormal Investigator’ at FRIGID New York
There's violence in Isabel's past, and now things seem to be spiraling out of control again. Ultimately, an edgy situation turns into a nightmare in Mark Cornell's chilling 'Sprucehaven B.'
Read More »VINO 2016: The Amazing Tuscan Wines of Pietro Beconcini, and a Wine Mystery Solved
The questions persisted until finally Leonardo and others thought, "Enough!" After 13 years of calling the vine "X" they decided to commission a DNA analysis. With the help of distinguished Professor of Enology at the University of Milan, the erudite Attilio Scienza, the vine was identified as a Spanish interloper.
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