all prior to and during the monumental struggle against slavery. That’s a fascinating story containing fascinating stories, so it’s all the more unfortunate that these have been unjustly eclipsed by some fan fiction about Patrick Henry and Paul Revere. Which is not to say that their generation...
American literature - Modernism, Realism, Postmodernism: Important movements in drama, poetry, fiction, and criticism took shape in the years before, during, and after World War I. The eventful period that followed the war left its imprint upon books of
This fourth annualFlow Chart Gatheringevent will take place at the Flow Chart Space in Hudson, NY, onSaturday, May 17, 2025celebrating the life and work of this world-renowned poet, teacher, playwright, fiction writer, and collaborator. ...
Sitting in the theaters after the movie, viewers may ask themselves, “Was it even real at all?” This deception—the mask of Patrick Bateman—harbors a fear that settled throughout America at the time of its release. With the buildup and speculation over the ‘Dotcom Boom’ the culture ...
Metro Kingdom combines elements of fiction and reality, because the cartoonish mayor Pauline governs a city full of ordinary humans. Its buildings with its second storey extension designs exist far above the clouds, with no roads leading into the metropolis. The core gameplay notion of Odyssey, ...
His breakthrough role came in 1978 when he starred in The Deer Hunter, a performance that earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This success paved the way for a series of memorable roles in films such as A View to a Kill, Batman Returns, and ...
insisted that the creation of a work art require the utmost concentration and unity, as well as the most careful use of words. Poe's theories on the nature of fiction and, in particular,his writings on the short story have had a lasting influence on American and European writers and ...
” In it, he noted that the reason we have so many big sloppy sanctimonious movies instead of lean, mean, sharp movies was because American audiences were too stupid to get their fat asses into the right theaters to see the right movies when they happened to come along. Of course, he ...
There actually exists a chest holster named the Chesty Puller, but it appears to be a modern play on the great Marine’s nickname. In every photo I’ve seen of him in combat theaters, his .45 is in a standard issue flap holster on his right hip, backed up with a web double magazine...
-Robert Falls, Artistic Director of Goodman Theaters in Chicago. President Trump is supposed to be the modern “enemy of the people” but the original play written by Ibsen in 1882 is reminiscent of more recent events in Flint, Michigan. In fact, it’s downright prophetic! The story centers...