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the river that cries
had it been different had it been otherwise i might not have conceived such an elaborate disguise as we walked, that night along the river that cries for the damned,...
King of hearts
Darryl Purpose isn’t used to failure. He’s recorded eight stunning albums of folk music, enjoys a close relationship with his daughter, owns two beautiful...
Large happenings for Big Gigantic
What sort of huge, raucous event could warrant switching the moniker of one the most iconic stages on the planet? Something Big Gigantic...
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
When Avatar shattered box-office records in 2009, many
attributed the movie’s success to 3D’s profitability. And not just because
viewers were intrigued, but because tickets cost...
Music with heart
There is something wholly refreshing about the way Nederland acoustic folk quintet Elephant Revival approaches their art. In an industry full of cynicism and bloated egos, Elephant Revival is the wide-eyed idealist in a room full of cynics...
Love and harmony combine
People— well, some, at least — bemoan the e-assault on the printed word...
‘Game Change’: Sarah Palin calls it ‘Hollywood lies,’ while her PAC...
To the surprise of absolutely no one, many of the people who are portrayed in HBO’s Game Change are none too thrilled with the political drama based off John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s page-turning bestseller. Especially not former Vice Presidential candidate ...
Crank it up
There are three perfect scenes in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Not “good” scenes. Not “great” scenes. Three perfect scenes. Now, as a whole, The Scorch Trials is not a perfect movie. Nor is it a great one. But it is very good, and most of that has to do with ...
Janiva Magness draws strength from turmoil
When listening to blues vocalist Janiva Magness, there are a lot of words that come to mind that could describe her sultry and lilting interpretations. Whether uplifting or drifting into darkness, one word that never comes across when hearing her voice is “fake.” ...
Sucker punched in the head
Imagine a building where one side is a dark, dreary insane asylum populated by sadistic guards, doctors and attractive female inmates, and the other side is a popular brothel and speakeasy. Sounds like the heart of a B-movie exploitation film, and that’s what Sucker ...
