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Television Review: Mildred Pierce (2011)
Kate Winslet banishes any comparisons to the Joan Crawford noir classic in 2011's remake of film classic Mildred Pierce
Read More »Music Review: Stan Getz/Cal Tjader – Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet [Remastered]
Cal Tjader + Stan Getz + 4 = a jazz album of note.
Read More »Music Review: The Allman Brothers – One Way Out
The Allman Brothers: Chapter 15.
Read More »Music Review: Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs – No Help Coming
There's no help needed for Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave.
Read More »Music Review: Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers – Ugetsu
Seminal live album by a great ensemble, remastered and expanded.
Read More »One Hundredth Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The building was supposed to be fireproof but, just as the Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable, it didn't stop either from becoming a deathtrap.
Read More »Theatre Review (Chicago): Dixie’s Tupperware Party by Kris Andersson
Tupperware, comedy, giveaways and more delights abound at Dixie's Tupperware Party, now playing at Chicago's Royal George Theatre Cabaret.
Read More »Book Review: Sinatra, Gotti And Me by Tony Delvecchio and Rich Herschlag
The story of Tony Delvecchio, who ran Frank Sinatra's favorite restaurant.
Read More »Book Review: The Baseball: Stunts, Scandals, and Secrets Beneath the Stitches by Zack Hample
Wild stories and fun facts about the most under-rated part of the game of baseball - the ball itself
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