21 Loosely adapted from Ben Mezrich’s fact-based bestseller Bringing Down the House, 21 is an entertaining and fast-paced film that occasionally manages to make the act of counting cards seem […]
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Books: Then They All Got Naked
In 1981 Gay Talese authored the groundbreaking Thy Neighbor’s Wife, his long-delayed nonfiction account of the burgeoning “swinging” trend of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Local author O. Kay Jackson — […]
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Books: When the historical is personal
IN 2007, poet Natasha Trethewey won the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her third volume of work, Native Guard: Poems. Both personal and historical, Trethewey’s poems are anchored in the […]
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Shooting hip hop
Kim Malkowski is a full-time student at the Savannah College of Art and Design and a part-time photographer from Chicago. She enjoys reading (especially comic books) and cooking in her […]
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Theater: Classic Christie
Even though she died in 1975, Agatha Christie’s novels and short stories remain in print and are popular to this day. But perhaps she’s best remembered for her play, The […]
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Tara Feis: All in the (Irish) family
MEMBERS OF ALTAN don’t tour as much as they did in the past. They don’t need to. Altan has become one of Ireland’s biggest names in traditional music. The Boston […]
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Theater: Oliver Twist
THIS IS ONE Oliver with a twist. The Savannah College of Art and Design School of Performing Arts will present Oliver Twist March 6-9 at Trustees Theater. It’s based on […]
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A real pill
This one’s a keeper. Even after more than 330 years, Jean-Baptiste Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid, which skewers the 17th century French medical profession, continues to leave audiences in stitches. The […]
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The inlaws
Tybee residents can relax. The man in the silver car isn’t a madman or a terrorist. The normally mild-mannered Rod McAdams is yelling and gesturing wildly to prepare for his […]
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Theatre: Shirley, you jest
If anyone is up for a challenge, it’s Grace Diaz Tootle. “I’ve been a single mom since 1999,” Tootle says. “I have four children. I have a stressful job as […]
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Theatre: Midnight Cry
Some of the best stories are based on events that really happened. A Midnight Cry: The Underground Railroad to Freedom is a historical drama inspired by the true story of […]
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Theatre: Tell Pharaoah
THE CONCERT DRAMA Tell Pharaoh tells the story of Harlem in word and song, but it is so much more. It recounts the entire history of African Americans in America […]