Arts
Love, war, and hell in a prison cell
August 14, 2013The Uptown Players, near the Dallas Arts District, are performing "The Kiss of the Spider Woman."
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A poem for Detroit
August 14, 2013I'm going to tell to you a story; the details are a little gory. Detroiters are under attack; they're trying to stab us in the back.
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“Breaking Bad” belongs to pantheon of great, dark TV
August 12, 2013Breaking Bad has made a centerpiece out of the realities of class and economic vulnerability.
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“Elysium” gives sci-fi twist to immigration, health care
August 12, 2013Sci-fi is such a perfect microscope for examining contemporary problems!
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“Conduct of Saints”: conscience, crime, and Catholics in post-Nazi Rome
August 8, 2013Emanating from a small publishing house, this novel likely has no five- or six-figure advertising budget, and may escape notice. Make sure your local library gets it.
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