Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

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Around the USA in 365 Plays

February 1, 2007

By Jared Craig

In her latest project, Pulitzer prize-winning dramatist Suzan-Lori Parks covers the country. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Hooked on a Thrill

February 1, 2007

By Harvey Blume

Mary Gaitskill’s fine novel “Veronica” explores the links between beauty and ugliness. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Of Madness and Murder

February 1, 2007

By Tess Lewis

A brilliant new novel explores how the search for his family’s fate during the Holocaust nearly costs a man his sanity.
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Liberal Hawks and Paleo-Raptors

February 1, 2007

By Harvey Blume

Two books by left-wing pundits grapple with why they supported the Bush Administration’s invasion of Iraq. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Anything But Ordinary

February 1, 2007

By Adrienne LaFrance

Chris Adrian looks familiar because he looks ordinary. Dressed simply in khakis and a wrinkled, white Oxford shirt, he speaks just loudly enough to be heard and smiles only with his mouth closed. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Age of Special

February 1, 2007

By Adrienne LaFrance

A word to the mohawked and tattooed, to those who reject cell phones and popular music. Yes, you, the self-proclaimed non-conformists: You’re not special. Or maybe more aptly, you’re just as unique as the droves of people trying to be individual in exactly the same way you are. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Mozart: The Early Years

January 31, 2007

By Mary Ann Nichols

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth and just about every classical performing group is paying tribute. Enterprising souls are marketing everything from standard keepsakes to off-the-wall Mozart items. Mozart Salami, anyone?

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