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Freud’s Last Session—It’s-Yes!-Entertaining

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

Psychoanalysis does not profess the arrogance of religion, thank God. Sigmund Freud in the Play Attention thinking theater-goers! If you haven’t caught up with Freud’s Last

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Robert Crais Tackles Human Trafficking in Taken

Sunday, February 26th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around

Human trafficking has been identified as the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. It’s easy to see why. Trading vulnerable human beings for the

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Woman Around Town: Nancy Lee—
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town

According to the Chinese calendar, Nancy Lee was born in the Year of the Monkey, specifically the Fire Monkey whose traits include strength and determination.

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The Fine Art Of Speaking “Chinglish”

Monday, November 7th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around

Chinglish is the latest offering from playwright David Henry Hwang, best known for his Tony Award winning play M. Butterfly. Chinglish is the expression used

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The New Martin Luther King Memorial Fails to Soar

Thursday, August 25th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Living Around

Even before a dedication scheduled for August 28, the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is generating controversy. Lei Yixin, a Chinese national who has

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan:
A Withered and Frayed Flower

Friday, July 15th, 2011
by Claudia Cervo on Playing Around

Why do we feel compelled to ruin what we originally fall in love with by attempting to change it? This juxtaposed adaptation, or should I

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What Women Can Learn from Sun Tzu’s Art of War

Thursday, July 7th, 2011
by Becky Sheetz-Runkle on Living Around

The Art of War is the military classic written by the Chinese philosopher-general and military strategist, Sun Tzu, around 500 B.C. It’s shaped military and

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Yes We Can – The Search For What “We” Are

Saturday, June 25th, 2011
by Abby Cañeda on Playing Around

I am . . . what? A woman. Filipino. Living in New York City. The product of an immigrant upbringing. Someone who prefers Macs over

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