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Breaking Dawn: Breaking Horror
Friday, November 18th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Does a record-breaking box office translate into great art or even a mediocre film worth your $10? Sometimes the hoopla surrounding a movie cons us
The Book Club Play: What’s Your Favorite Book?
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“Book clubs are such an American phenomenon,” says one of the characters in Karen Zacarias’s hysterically funny ode to books, food, and friendships now playing
Fright Night—Bloody Good Time
Sunday, August 21st, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Let’s get it out of the way: Hollywood makes way, WAY too many remakes and reboots. There was no need for Rob Zombie to re-do
True Blood Takes A Bite Out of “Traditional” Romance
Monday, July 4th, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Vampires have been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. As a child I had a dogeared copy of the Mammoth
YA Literature – Beyond Harry Potter
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
by Jocelyn Lucas Rosenberg on Reading Around
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages
“I Don’t Drink—Wine”
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
In 1977, long before Interview with a Vampire, Twilight, True Blood and dozens of other blood lust permutations, Frank Langella took the Broadway stage as
Children’s Books Grownups Can Enjoy, Too
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
by Michall Jeffers on Shopping Around
As the time left until Christmas dwindles down, we turn once again to some of the outstanding children’s books available this season. Why not buy
Books to Give for the Holidays: Fiction
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
by Michall Jeffers on Shopping Around
I’m a great believer in taking mental, as well as physical, holidays. There’s no better gift to give than a good work of fiction, preferably
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