New York City
• Tulis McCall: Catch-22 by Aquila Theatre, Back Back Back at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mindgame with Keith Carradine
Los Angeles
• Robert Machray: West Side Story at the Hudson Backstage Theatre, Most Happy Fella by Frank Loesser, Quixote by Kit Steinkellner at the Powerhouse Theatre
London
• Natalie Bennett: The Ides of March at the White Bear
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Recent Culture Articles
- Dec 2, 2008
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Home Equity ID Theft Ring Points To A Bigger Problem— Was it too easy for a multi-national gang to steal millions in home equity?
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Bagger On Fire— The torments and exploits of a typical day for retail's most antisocial, stone-faced smart ass. Work is a desperate battle and leisure is a
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Theater Review (LA): The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane at the Kirk Douglas Theatre— Julie White triumphs again, bringing her Tony-winning performance to Los Angeles.
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The World's Most Powerful Word— Taking a lesson from the "yes man."
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- Dec 1, 2008
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Interview: Purnima Kashyap of the World Food Programme in Zambia— Soaring food prices have directly affected the school feeding programme in Zambia.
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Theater Review (LA): West Side Story at the Hudson Backstage Theatre— A commendable production despite the small space and the lack of Jerome Robbins' choreography.
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- Nov 30, 2008
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Theater Review (NYC): Catch-22 by Aquila Theatre— I am crazy about this company. The actors leap off the page and celebrate, big time.
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- Nov 29, 2008
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Theater Review (NYC): Back Back Back— This baseball drama is proof that good writing, good directing, and good acting cannot be beat by anything, no how no way.
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Wal-Mart "Black Friday" Death: Life Imitates Satire— I demand an investigation of all writers of The Onion to see if they accidentally wrote a satirical story that came to life.
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- Nov 28, 2008
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Theater Review (London): The Ides of March at the White Bear— A gripping, fast-moving plot explores complex issues of political and individual rights in the age of truly terrifying terrorism.
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Re:Fashion Show Casts Recycled Clothes in New Light in Oklahoma City— “LIVE! On the Plaza” brings together a diverse cast who stand out separately. En masse, the neighborhood becomes Mardi Gras.
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Is Customer Service Dead?— A look at today's work force and the effectiveness of a little cheer.
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On Movie Stars, Everyday Dads, and the Meaning of Legacy— In speaking about someone else's dad, the author finds herself thinking about her own.
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Theater Review (LA): Most Happy Fella by Frank Loesser— Fella is most happy again in LA.
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Theater Review (LA): Quixote by Kit Steinkellner at the Powerhouse Theatre— Don Quixote meets "The Office" in this charming and relevant retelling of Cervantes' classic.
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The Vatican "Forgives" John Lennon— The Catholic Church is no different from the rest of us and has no right to pass judgment on anyone or anything.
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- Nov 24, 2008
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Rise and Shine: The Dangers of Early-Morning School— A case against school starting at the crack of dawn.
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Theater Review (NYC): Mindgame with Keith Carradine— This fixer-upper's got character, but it needs a loving family to make it a showpiece.
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- Nov 23, 2008
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Suggestions for a Transcultural Narrative: When Beckett and Fonzie Collide— Ruminations at the intersection of high and low culture.
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Mortgage Casualties Flocking to the NFCC for Free Assistance— The NFCC has been around since 1951 and is considered the longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization.
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- Nov 22, 2008
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The Secret of Creativity— When you write, forget about the Booker Prize. When you paint, forget about the galleries in Paris. When you sing, forget about the Billboard charts.
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The Atheist's Guide to Christmas— It came without credit. It came without banks. It came without financing, savings, or angst.
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The Woes of Holiday Words— Merry Christmas no more.
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Attention Shoppers: Bah Humbug?— This retail season is going to look like no other in recent history.
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- Nov 21, 2008
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Theater Review (LA): The Lady with All the Answers— Though entertaining, this play leaves many questions unanswered about Ann Landers, the lady with all the answers.
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Opera Review (LA): Carmen by Georges Bizet at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion— Viktoria Vizin plays a cool, even vulnerable Carmen.
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Theater Review (NYC): Zero by Danny and Robert O'Connor— Danny O'Connor plays a batch of wayward twenty-somethings in an impressive, if frustrating, one-man show.
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Jimmy Bob and the Kid— He said we'd be two rickety old people on an old-time verandah swing, watching grandchildren – then things went wrong between Jimmy Bob and me.
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Satire: The Non-White Man's Burden - God's Vengeance— Having failed to destroy humanity with the Tower of Babel, God is now embarked on establishing the Cuisine of Babel which will finish the task.
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- Nov 20, 2008
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Theater Review (NYC): American Buffalo by David Mamet— In Mamet's sad, intricate tale, the devil is in the details, and this cast never comes close.
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