"Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland" by Cynthia Clampitt is a beautifully written exploration of the little kernel that could--and did!
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TV Review: ‘Mad Men’ – ‘The Forecast’ – Or Intergenerational Fireworks
This episode provides plenty of intergenerational fireworks as characters express their deepest convictions, hopes, and dreams, with some forging deeper bonds.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ starring Sheila Vand
Featuring spectacular video/audio and way more features than most Hollywood blockbusters, 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' is not to be missed.
Read More »Common Core Wars: Parents Opting Out of Testing Can Change Education for the Better
Parents and teachers are forging an alliance to take back education, which in essence means eliminating most or all of these standardized tests in favor of something really radical – a day devoted to actual teaching!
Read More »Music Review: Shelby Lynne – ‘I Can’t Imagine’
Lynne draws on a variety of pop-music traditions to create a poetic and acoustical world all her own.
Read More »Music Review: Jimbo Mathus – ‘Blue Healer’
Jimbo Mathus takes us on a wild and exhilarating mystical journey through a crazy mix of Southern musical styles.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘An American in Paris’
The new musical proves that Broadway and the ballet are friends, and that even if we can't have a new George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein, the originals can still energize today's biggest stage talents and please finicky audiences.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Red Cavalry’ by Isaac Babel
Pushkin Press has issued a new edition of 'Red Cavalry,' Isaac Babel's Russian short stories, originally published in 1926 paint a unique picture of time and place.
Read More »Music Review: Boz Scaggs – ‘A Fool To Care’
Boz Scaggs is as soulful as ever on this flawless and seemingly effortless new release.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Mad Men’ – ‘New Business’ – or Grappling with Loss
With every new business venture or personal relationship comes the shadow side – the risk of a new loss, along with reminders of losses past.
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