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Interruptions//The Fragmentary Aesthetic in Modern Literature Gerald L. Bruns ABOUT THE BOOK A history of fragmentary—or interrupted—writing in avant-garde poetry and prose by a renowned literary...

THEATRE TUSCALOOSA TO PRESENT “SECOND SAMUEL” Theatre Tuscaloosa will present Pamela Parker’s Second Samuel May 18-27, 2018, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community...

ALABAMA PLAYWRIGHT SOPHOMORE PRODUCTION TO RUN IN NYC After the success of her one-woman show The Rhythm/ Da Blues, playwright Erika E. Wade is taking another bite out of the Big Apple with The Mad Man...

Rampage // Big Meets Bigger If you didn’t get your fill of colossal robots and chimerical lizards toppling Tokyo skyscrapers in “Pacific Rim Uprising,” you can find something similar in the...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy of Dissent Feminist Rhetoric and the Law Katie L. Gibson  ABOUT THE BOOK Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s lifelong effort to reshape the language of American law has had...

Laudable though their intentions, “Supremacy” writer-director Deon Taylor and star-producer Paula Patton have forged a half-baked abduction opus “Traffik” (* OUT OF ****) about domestic...

"Stories in Motion" Alabama Dance Council Continues “Stories in Motion” Tour Celebrating Alabama’s Bicentennial The Alabama Dance Council (ADC) is participating in Alabama’s Bicentennial by...

Ancient Rhetorics and Digital Networks Edited by Michele Kennerly and Damien Smith Pfister  ABOUT THE BOOK An examination of two seemingly incongruous areas of study: classical models of...

Movie Review//Tomb Raider The long-awaited reboot of “Tomb Raider” (** OUT OF ****) runs out of momentum about an hour into its melodramatic, 111-minute running time.  Basically, this...

Horror movie maestro Eli Roth’s lukewarm remake of the notorious vigilante thriller “Death Wish” (*1/2 OUT OF ****), with Bruce Willis taking over the role that elevated Charles Bronson to superstardom...