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Book Review: Purity Of Blood by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Wrap your cloak around you, place your hat upon your head, ensure sword and dagger are within reach, and go to a bookseller of repute.
Read More »Book Review: The Bridge Of Rama by Ashok K. Banker
The Indian author confirms himself to be one the best storytellers of our time in this adaptation of the Ramayana.
Read More »Book Review: Cry from the Deep by Ramsey Flynn
An absorbing look at the Kursk calamity from both personal and institutional perspectives.
Read More »Exhibition Review: Searching for Shakespeare at the National Portrait Gallery
Do you want to meet the Bard? This is the closest you are ever going to get.
Read More »Theater Review: Doctor Faustus and The Devil Is An Ass
Provided you don't give yourself a devil of a headache by trying to make sense of the plot, Ben Jonson's long-ignored piece is good fun.
Read More »9/11 Memorial: Too Little But Not Too Late
I still believe in building a memorial that will soar into the sky, one separate from the so-called Freedom Tower.
Read More »Theater Review: Christmas is Miles Away
This play will have a place as an early attempt to tell of the effects of the first Gulf War on its warriors.
Read More »Shakespeare’s Face, A Dead Swan, and Dramatic Criticism
Who says the world of arts criticism and study is dry and serious?
Read More »Book Review: Captain Alatriste – Arturo Perez-Reverte
Long live the Captain, and may he live to fight many a battle for our entertainment and edification.
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