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Book Review: ‘The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic’ by Alan Moore and Steve Moore
Like magic as a topic itself, this veritable tome of magic has more and more on each page as the reader studies, with wonderfully varied art too.
Read More »Book Review: ‘FROZEN’ by Christine Amsden
'Frozen' by Cassie Scott is fresh and entertaining and the writing is engaging - smoothly flowing from one chapter to the next.
Read More »Voices from the 2018 Hollywood Fringe: Daniel Donohue, Co-Star of ‘Coke and Mirrors’ Comedy Magic Show
Daniel Donahue talks about the hilariously inebriated prestidigitation he conducts with partner Eric Siegel.
Read More »Hollywood Fringe 2017 Theater Reviews: ‘The New Bad Boys of Magic’ and ‘Airplane Live!’
The jive-talking 'brothers' of the original 'Airplane!' movie have been replaced by millennial sisters who speak in incomprehensible shorthand while taking duck-faced selfies.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Twisted: The Girl Who Uncovered Rumlpelstiltskin’s Name’ by Bonnie M. Hennessy
In a tale from childhood, 'Twisted' by Bonnie M Hennessy, takes you on an alternate journey to a dark and bleak tale of love and courage, filled with revenge and regret as well as a strength of spirit. Looking at the story of Rumpelstiltskin's rage and sadness, you follow The life of Aoife and a different path of how the lives of two such differing characters really came to being.
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 »Book Review: ‘Between Worlds,’ An Interactive Novel by Skip Brittenham
'Between Worlds' by Skip Brittenham takes us into an entirely new action packed and interactive work of imagination. Brittenham has given us an alternate reality that is different then those that have come before. His world is full of beauty but also littered with beasts of terrible ferocity. As in most worlds there are good and bad characters, but his small deceptions make is difficult to tell between the two.
Read More »Concert Review: The 2016 Summerfest Concert Series on the Plaza (DC Area): Magic! and Other Popular Artists
Relatively new in the music scene, the Summerfest Concert Series on the Plaza is not to be missed.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Golden: Heart of Dread, Book 3’, The Exciting Conclusion by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnston
In "Golden: Heart of Dread, Book 3" by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnston, we find ourselves back in the darkened world of Nat and Wes. In the conclusion of the Heart of Dread trilogy, we find a bleakness that seems more insurmountable then all that has come before.
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