Have We Become a Post-Racial Society Yet?
History is often a matter of perspective, but point of view is largely in the control of the politically and socially powerful. Reading “Still...
A Mississippi-Bred Blues Man
The jazz world has lost a bevy of great names in recent years, even in recent months. Among them, saxophonists David “Fathead” Newman and...
Theater Review: ‘Our Town’
The audience is integrated into the action in Chicago-based director David Croner’s staging of Thornton Wilder’s classic play “Our Town.” At one point, some...
Theater Review: ‘The Devil’s Music’
I think my favorite moments in theaters occur when I forget I’m in a theater; when the craftsmanship and storytelling of the work in...