Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy of Dissent Susan Ryder May 8, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 39 Comments 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...
Traffik//Movie Review Van Roberts May 8, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 10 Comments 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...
Alabama Dance Council Continues “Stories in Motion” Tour Celebrating Alabama’s Bicentennial Linda Johnson April 13, 2018 Entertainment, Music 18 Comments "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 Susan Ryder April 12, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 11 Comments 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 Van Roberts April 9, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 37 Comments 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” Linda Johnson March 12, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 17 Comments 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...
A Dance of Liberation Susan Ryder March 5, 2018 Arts, Entertainment 9 Comments A Dance of Liberation Lily Keber’s upcoming, feature-length documentary, “Buckjumping,” will take filmgoers deep into more than a half dozen New Orleans neighborhoods, where second-line...
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS’ “I’VE HURT WORSE” PREMIERES AT ROLLING STONE Susan Ryder March 5, 2018 Entertainment, Music 13 Comments COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS’ “I’VE HURT WORSE” PREMIERES AT ROLLING STONE MAY YOUR KINDNESS REMAIN OUT MARCH 23 HEADLINE TOUR DATES CONFIRMED Courtney Marie Andrews’ new song “I’ve Hurt...
Movie Review//Game Night Van Roberts February 28, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 8 Comments Movie Review//Game Night The best movies spring one surprise after another in such swift succession that you struggle to keep up with all the revelations. "Vacation" co-directors John Francis Daley...
Chemical Lands//Book Review Linda Johnson February 27, 2018 Entertainment, Reviews 14 Comments Chemical Lands//Book Review Pesticides, Aerial Spraying, and Health in North America’s Grasslands since 1945 David D. Vail ABOUT THE BOOK An exploration of the elaborate relationship between...