ABC's terrific new series "Designated Survivor" starring Kiefer Sutherland is laden with intriguing possibilities. It debuts Wed., September 21 at 10 p.m. ET.
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Theater Review (LA): ‘Evil Dead The Musical’ Sings Like a Chainsaw
The 1980s are cool again, as evidenced by the popularity of 'Stranger Things.' Something from the 1980s even stranger than 'Stranger Things' was the 'Evil Dead' trilogy. The films starring Bruce Campbell as Ash set the bar for campy horror. Can something be stranger yet? Yes: 'Evil Dead The Musical.'
Read More »Six eCommerce Stores Breaking Big in 2016
With the economy bouncing back in many sectors, businesses are starting up all over the web. Here are a few of the many recent successful startups. Take a look at how they've done it – it may help get your own wheels turning!
Read More »Music Review: Gavin DeGraw – ‘Something Worth Saving’
Gavin DeGraw tosses his hat back in the pop music ring with his fifth studio album, 'Something Worth Saving.'
Read More »September Beach Days Can Be Glorious
Summer’s lease does indeed have all too short a date, but I am going to enjoy this good weather and the sun, surf, and sand until it inevitably expires.
Read More »Interview with Alexandra Weinbaum, author of ‘Careful Old Letters: A Jewish Family’s Story’
Q&A with Alexandra Weinbaum, who wrote her very moving book, 'Careful Old Letters,' after discovering a box of old family letters sent from the WWII ghettos in Europe. In Weinbaum's book, voices silenced in the Holocaust come to life.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Hillsong: Let Hope Rise,’ Documentary Feature About Hillsong United
Since when do rock stars not want to be rock stars? Since Hillsong United came into being.
Read More »The Arty Horrors of ‘The Witch’
Robert Eggers’ “New England folktale” The Witch is the most highly regarded horror film in years. It is so highly regarded that some critics who dismiss horror as mere shock and exploitation place The Witch outside the genre due to its thought-provoking artfulness. Ironically, on the opposite end of the spectrum, some horror fanatics, red of tooth and claw, also dispute the film’s horror bona fides, seeing its slow-burn moody virtues as pretentious and dull.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Motion of Puppets, by Keith Donohue
'The Motion of Puppets' by Kieth Donohue is literate fantasy with a bite. The Motion of Puppets is literate fantasy with a bite. The Motion of Puppets is literate fantasy with a bite.
Read More »Music Review: Os Clavelitos – ‘Arriving’
Each piece has a clarity of storytelling, achieved through thoughtful lyrics and creative, focused arrangements; variously employing accordion, cavaquinho, flute, saxophone, and layered vocals to articulate a precise emotional arc for the listener.
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