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Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

‘Lean Fall Stand’ opens with a literal cliffhanger you won’t soon forget

by Jon Michaud Special to The Washington Post October 3, 2021September 27, 2021

After a gripping opening, Jon McGregor’s novel turns into a meditation on language and caregiving.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Society Notebook: Nighttime golfers chip in at Morrison Center fundraiser

by Amy Paradysz October 3, 2021September 28, 2021

A Shot in the Dark raised $23,000 for programs for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: Big questions about us, in brief

October 3, 2021September 27, 2021

“I finally picked up ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ by Yuval Noah Harari after my dad wouldn’t stop talking about it. And now I can’t stop talking about it. Harari’s frankness reels me in. His high-level, jam-packed recap of human’s (short) history on earth is impressive. In an odd way, the book has been […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Joe Mama-Nitzberg speaks to a specific time in queer culture

by Jorge S. Arango October 3, 2021October 2, 2021

‘Classes in Optical Art’ is on view at Grant Wahlquist Gallery through Oct. 16.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘Many Saints of Newark’ review: Tony Soprano meets Newark unrest in ‘67, in a movie that’s both prequel and a story of its own

by Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune (TNS) October 3, 2021September 29, 2021

“I try to be good,” says Tony Soprano, Catholic high school slacker, numbers-racket enthusiast and future mob boss in “The Many Saints of Newark.” Does he mean it? How hard is he trying? Does anyone in his world, his family, his middle-class gangster society, see much value beyond appearances in trying? These questions, among many, […]