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Movie Review: ‘Paulette’
Old folks are not supposed to be tampering with drugs unless they are prescription medications. When Paulette is desperate to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors, she sees some young unemployed punks in her neighborhood with a wad of Euros that she desperately needs. How she manages to get her hands on such cash is hysterical and very real. It is also dangerous.
Read More »Common Core Wars: The Empire State Strikes Back Against the Common Core – Will Other States Follow?
This very surprising turn of events indicates that Cuomo is yielding to the pressure of angry parents and exasperated teachers who have been crying foul regarding the standards since their implementation in 2010.
Read More »Music Review: Gilad Atzmon and the Orient House Ensemble – ‘The Whistle Blower’
Song, melody, and laughter are the soul of this album.
Read More »Card Game Review: ‘Booze Barons’ from Overworld Games
Everybody's running rum, but the real money's in snitching.
Read More »Interview: John Lydon – Truth and Integrity in Life and Music
John Lydon is one of those rare figures in public life who isn't afraid to speak his mind.
Read More »Software Review: Corel Painter 2016
I like all of the flexibility for customizing your brushes and the interface that makes the software more workable for the individual and the project. I like the simplicity of being able to have fine control of the grain of the paper and the paint flow on the paper. I also like the UI customizations and the ability to save your work setup.
Read More »Music Review: Ben Folds – ‘So There’
Classical crossover is big right now, and Ben Folds proves an uncommon master on these eight fascinating songs.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Clue to the Exit’ by Edward St. Aubyn
'A Clue to the Exit,' in reality a novella, is an engaging read filled with challenging ideas
Read More »TV Review: ‘The League’ – Final Season Premiere
'The League' suffers for its non-sports-fan audience when doing lots of football references, as it does again in the final season premiere, but is still very funny overall. Will the last year be moving, too?
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