Entertainment
Modern magic
Fairy tales have gotten a bad rap for a while now. With a reputation for dated stereotypes and oversimplified moral teachings, these childhood folktales...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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EVENTS
Voices of Change: A History of Race and Social Justice...
This must be the place
The stage is empty save for one microphone and a boom box. A man in a gray suit and an acoustic guitar walks up,...
‘More sinister than Nixon by a longshot’
As Trump supporters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, photojournalists captured history.
The images run the gamut, from comical (a pom-pom...
Historical amnesia
Reiland Rabaka’s got a diagnosis for the American people: historical amnesia.
How else could so many people feel justified in taking to social media to...
It’s all good
The railroad tracks run parallel to First Street in Alabaster, which slips by a couple of used car lots and a strip mall or...
Inspired by John Prine
Heavy Rotation this week is inspired by John Prine, a mix of mellow, comforting music that expresses a range of emotion often felt all...
Home viewing: Cheryl Dunye
Sometimes you have to create your own history. —Cheryl Dunye
She calls them “Dunyementaries”: Cinematic blends of fiction and documentary, construction and confession. They’re self-reflexive...
Big shoes to fill
Theater lovers anywhere outside of New York City must cultivate one similar trait: patience. When a new show opens on Broadway, unless you buy...
A kinder, gentler Ween
It´s hard to picture the two guys who wrote “Waving My Dick In The Wind” and “Spinal Meningitis” settling into suburban family life, but time has a way of imposing its will on everyone, even Gene and Dean Ween...
Scottish actress plays Irish character in HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actress Kelly Macdonald...

















