Meet "roving artist" Edmund Palao, whose attention to color and light captures a sense of playfulness and adventure in his London paintings.
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New York Jewish Film Festival 2017 Review: ‘Shalom Rabin’ Directed by Amos Gitai
Some monumental individuals have sacrificed their lives for peace; Yitzkhak Rabin is one of them.
Read More »Stunning Chihuly Glass Sculptures Coming to the New York Botanical Garden in April
Lit up at night, the sculptures promise to be a singular, sterling experience integrating color, form, and light amidst the haunting, shadowy landscape of NYBG vistas.
Read More »Music Review: Chicago – ‘Chicago II (Steven Wilson Remix)’
This new mix of a classic Chicago album provides clearer sound and brings out subtle nuances.
Read More »Mary Tyler Moore – She Turned Our World On With Her Smile
To hear of Mary's loss is painful for so many of us because she played two indelible TV characters that have remained in our hearts all these years.
Read More »Theatre Review (Philadelphia): ‘Informed Consent’ by Deborah Zoe Laufer at Lantern Theater Company
Based on a true story of medical science vs. Native American beliefs, Laufer's play creates a too-simplistic binary picture of the issues, though the production is worth seeing for its excellent staging and acting.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Gotta Find A Home’ by Dennis Cardiff
If you are in the mood to read some excellent writing and discover some excellent people in less than excellent circumstances, please consider adding 'Gotta Find A Home' by Dennis Cardiff to your life and bookshelf.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Boys in the Trees: A Memoir’ by Carly Simon
This is a remarkable memoir, often painful but never bitter, full of great highs and deep lows
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top Tunes of 2016 (Feat. Dinosaur Jr, Bon Iver, Anderson .Paak, Mitski, DJ Snake, Switchtense, Joe Bonamassa, and More)
These are in no particular order, except for this first one, my vote for song of 2016, at least for guitar. After listening to Joe Bonamassa's blistering, searing solo, you will not forget it anytime soon.
Read More »Book Review: “SoHo Sins,” A Hard Case Crime Novel by Richard Vine
'Solo Sins' by Richard Vine is a new Hard Case Crime novel which takes us into the neo-decadent SoHo art world.
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