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Music Review: Steven Ricks – ‘Mythological Fragments’
The digitally manipulated vocals and piano have an effect both compelling and distancing; they suggest fire and blood, not machinery...
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Trojans,’ a New SynthWave Musical by Leegrid Stevens
This high-school-football retelling of 'The Iliad' is a voluminous, rainbow-hued spectacle of glory days and myth, staged and played with pomp and passion.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Heroes’ by Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is back with another book on Greek Mythology called, 'Heroes,' which is an utter delight. Be prepared to laugh a lot.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Atlantis – Season One’
Ever wonder what would happen if you grabbed all the Greek myths and threw them into one ancient city? The BBC's Atlantis has you covered.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
The film is a sequel to 2010's Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Read More »DVD Review: Immortals (2011)
Like a sack of dog feces that has been left on your doorstep and is frantically searching for a match.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Immortals
It may be beautiful, but that's all it is.
Read More »Graphic Book Review: Stolen Hearts: The Love of Eros and Psyche by Ryan Foley, Illustrated by Sankha Banerjee
An object lesson on the power of love to overcome all obstacles, illustrated for young adults.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Pants on Fire’s Metamorphoses’ Conceived and Adapted by Peter Bramley, after Ovid
Infused with modern and ancient techniques, this vivid retelling of some of the most famous Greek/Roman myths proves those myths remain not only relevant but alive.
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