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“Avengers: Age of Ultron”: Wham! Bam! Kaboom!
May 15, 2015To me, "Age of Ultron" had all the charm and insight of a fireworks display.
Read more“Mad Men”: Betty gives poignant gift
May 11, 2015Season seven, episode thirteen: what an utterly sad Mother's Day episode!
Read morePoets honor ‘migration’ paintings of Jacob Lawrence
May 8, 2015For a tribute in verse to one of the 20th century's greatest painters, the late Jacob Lawrence, only the finest poets would do.
Read moreIn new play, God comes to Earth, finds his humanity
May 7, 2015So, did you hear the one about God walking into the psychologist's office? That's the premise of "O My God."
Read moreBewitched: America’s Puritan past – and present
May 7, 2015"Abigail/1702" reminds us of America's primal sins and psychoses, and ponders the deeply reactionary side of U.S. history.
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