In this combination of black comedy and Nordic noir, we are treated to gangster mobs, drug trade, a father's revenge, kidnapping, dumping corpses over waterfalls, and snow plows.
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Interview with Nat Greene, Author of ‘Stop Guessing: The 9 Behaviors of Great Problem Solvers’
A Q&A on how to really solve a problem with Nat Greene, the author of a powerful new book, 'Stop Guessing: the 9 Behaviors of Great Problem Solvers.'
Read More »Interview: José Rubén De Leon, Director of ‘The House on Mango Street’ at San Antonio’s Classic Theatre
The director discusses his involvement with – and affection for – the play which is making a special return engagement to the Classic Theatre.
Read More »Music Review: Jeannie Tanner – ‘Words & Music’
'Words & Music' offers a bounty of melodic jazz blends, from bossa nova to cabaret and swing.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Rare Birds’ by Adam Szymkowicz
This new comedy-drama tackles digital-age bullying, an issue we've heard no end of in recent years. But with a seamlessly talented and committed cast, 'Rare Birds' proves that talent and skill can make an 'issue' piece a compelling work of art.
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April is here, and with it a wide array of brand-new fiction novels.
Read More »Retro Modern: Jidenna – ‘The Chief’
Jidenna's debut, 'The Chief', is a frustrating or rewarding listening experience, depending on the individual partaking in its offerings.
Read More »TV Review: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ : “Zero Hour” – What Jedi Devilry Is This?
The third season's finale had just about everything we fans could want – an epic space battle, a pernicious villain, heroic action from our Jedi, and the element of human trial and error that can make or break the rebellion.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Girl Like You: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel’ by Michelle Cox
Novel, ' Girl Like You' by Michelle Cox, about a young woman who goes undercover for the police in 1930s Chicago wins Historical Fiction Award.
Read More »Theater Review (San Antonio): Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’
The intense Pulitzer Prize-winner receives a fine production at the Playhouse San Antonio's Cellar Theatre.
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