Jennifer Rouse invokes a brilliant and troubled poet in her new collection, ‘Riding with Anne Sexton.” These poems are much …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Nov. 10, 2018 9:46 am2598d ago
Jennifer Rouse invokes a brilliant and troubled poet in her new collection, ‘Riding with Anne Sexton.” These poems are much …
By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Nov. 10, 2018 9:43 am2598d ago
Author B.J. Smith lives in Colorado, but he knows Des Moines well. In ‘North of Grand,” the second entry in …
Arts & Entertainment Nov. 8, 2018 1:28 pm2600d ago
‘The Pump and Dump Show’ title is more than just a shout-out to nursing mothers. The live shows offer comedians …
By Bill Forman, Last Word Features
Arts & Entertainment Nov. 7, 2018 3:10 pm2601d ago
Yes, Richard Shindell’s latest album, ‘Careless,” does include a wry takedown of Ayn Rand, titled ‘Atlas Choking.” And yes, his …
Arts & Entertainment Nov. 7, 2018 3:07 pm2601d ago
Young Leonard Pelkey shattered the darkness around him before he mysteriously disappeared from his small New Jersey town in James …
By Ed Condran, correspondent
Arts & Entertainment Nov. 7, 2018 3:02 pm2601d ago
The sons of late iconic rock stars forming bands in tribute to their late fathers is hardly unique. Dweezil Zappa …
Diana Nollen Arts & Entertainment Nov. 7, 2018 2:55 pm2601d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As light and shadow became characters themselves in Georges Seurat’s most famous painting, so did brilliance and …
Ed Condran, correspondent Arts & Entertainment Nov. 7, 2018 2:48 pm2601d ago
It wasn’t a matter of if A Perfect Circle would follow up 2004’s ‘eMOTIVe,” it was a matter of when …
Ed Condran, correspondent
Art Nov. 7, 2018 4:07 pm2601d ago
It wasn’t a matter of if A Perfect Circle would follow up 2004’s ‘eMOTIVe,” it was a matter of when …
Karen Heller, the Washington Post
Art Nov. 6, 2018 3:56 pm2602d ago
PHILADELPHIA – They feature slime, crackling plastic, whispering, scratching, brushing and the thrumming of exquisitely groomed fingernails. They are, depending …
Michael O’Sullivan, The Washington Post
Art Nov. 5, 2018 5:31 pm2603d ago
In its broadest parameters, Disney’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” hews only loosely to its source materials: German writer …
By Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Books Nov. 3, 2018 7:56 pm2605d ago
Nick Offerman, the deadpan comedian from ‘Parks and Recreation,” has long been a fan of Mark Twain, the cigar-chomping master …
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