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Truffles Galore?

American Thinker notes a culinary development: In a breakthrough that could one day make an American-grown Perigord truffle as ubiquitous...

Angels in Pop Music

Just a trend I noticed recently... First, there's "Calling All Angels" by Train. Excerpts: I need a sign To let...

Thoughts on the Value of Art

I know an artist who tries to convince all her friends they should only buy original artwork. She also believes...

Art and Morality: Patriot Act

When I was a kid, my mom picked up, in the "discount" record album bin -- "Sweet America", an album...

Barcelona: A Re-Review

During the mid-90s, I watched the film Barcelona with a friend. Loved it. The film was set even earlier --...

Ah, Artists

Or, more reasons to question the value of the NEArts... You've built a new library. You want to install a...

Reviewing Reviews of "The Passion"

Now that I've finally seen The Passion, and can speak as one who has seen it, there are a number...

Thoughts on Violence and "The Passion"

My girlfriend and I went to see "The Passion of the Christ" together on Saturday night -- she wanted to...

"Embedded", Revisited

Is Robbins' controversial play "Embedded" an even-handed, touching portrayl of the Iraqi war, or is it, as critics charge, a vicious pack of lies?

Tim Robbins' Play "Embedded": A Separate Reality

Tim Robbins wrote a play, Embedded reflecting his idea of what happened with embedded reporters on the ground in Iraq....

Vampire Ballets

In Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What next, the war of 1812?...

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