Category: Arts & Entertainment
Write-ups, reviews, photos, videos and other info about books, TV, movies, exhibits, and other things.
Author Junot Díaz stripped of award for speaking out
Junot Díaz is a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and a creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His most notable work is the book “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” He is also a Dominican American who has used his public status to speak out against the persecution of Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic …
Video Pick: “Pride And Prejudice And Zombies” Trailer
My favorite book of all time is Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” so I was more than a little appalled when I first heard of the book “Pride and Prejudice […]
Happy happy joy joy! The X-Files is coming back to TV
To say that I’m a fan of “The X-files” would be a mild understatement. I watched every episode multiple times. I joined discussion groups where we dissected the episodes after-the-fact. […]
Myths and Legends of the Graveyard Exhibit on view October 1 to November 2, 2015
WHAT: Myths and Legends of the Graveyard Exhibit WHEN: On view October 1 to November 2, 2015 10 am to 5 pm WHERE: National Museum of Funeral History 415 Barren […]
Alejandro Fernandez in concert at Toyota Center on Friday, December 4, 2015
WHAT: Alejandro Fernandez in concert WHEN: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 8 pm WHERE: Toyota Center 1510 Polk Street Houston, Texas 77002 MORE INFO & Tickets: http://www.livenation.com/events/490699-dec-4-2015-alejandro-fernandez * * * […]