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'The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle' by Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon is an important and beautiful work of art.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle Vol 1’ by Kent Monkman and Gisele Gordon
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Concert Review: Cassatt String Quartet with Trombonist Haim Avitsur
The Cassatt Quartet played Beethoven, Victoria Bond, and works by Joan Tower and Adolphus Hailstork for the unconventional pairing of trombone and string quartet.
Read More »Board Game Review: ‘Beat the Parents: Disney Edition’ from Spin Master
Generations compete with their performance skills and knowledge of Disney animation.
Read More »Music Video Premiere: Be – ‘Shine Your Love Light’ from David Hawkins’ Art-Rock Supergroup
A video premiere from the first new album in seven years from David Hawkins' art-rock supergroup.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Enimnori: Arrival’ – ‘Game of Thrones’ Meets ‘Back to the Future’
If you miss watching 'Game of Thrones' and love the 'Back to the Future' movies, writer Jeff Webber’s 'Enimnori: Arrival' has the book for you.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Flawless’ by Robin Goldfin – A Tale of Dementia, Memory, and Family Love
Infused with magical realism, 'Flawless' isn't the intense, gritty family drama that the subject of dementia might suggest.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: ‘Not An Artist’ Not Your Run of the Mill Production
One new filmmaker and one veteran used improv to create a fascinating ensemble comedy.
Read More »Concert Review: The Orchestra Now – ‘Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile’
The Orchestra Now presented music from the 1940s by four composers who had fled their European homelands to escape the Nazis.
Read More »Austin Film Festival: ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ – An Untold Story with David Oyelowo
'Lawmen: Bass Reeves' gives an exciting and fact-based look at the life of one of the first Black U.S. deputy marshals after the Civil War.
Read More »Music Preview NYC: Beethoven, Shostakovich and More from Ariel Quartet, Philippe Quint, Marc-André Hamelin and Sergey Antonov
The Aspect Chamber Music Series presents the Ariel Quartet with music of Beethoven, and Philippe Quint, Marc-Andre Hamelin, and Sergey Antonov with Shostakovich and Prokofiev.
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