ViewPoints Straight Out of Vulgarity and Misogyny by Bill McGee If hearing profane language spoken every other word and seeing young bare-chested women being used as groupie sex kittens is…
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By M.L. Byrd Appalachian poet, scholar, and activist Rachel Jennings will be giving a writing workshop and reading at Virginia State University on Thursday, March 29th. The morning workshop, entitled…
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by M.L. Byrd Topdog/Underdog is an American Cain and Abel story and an allegory of the twentieth and twenty-first century United States, which, to many, is bankrupt of promise and…
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By M.L. Byrd Please welcome Arthur Pfister, aka, Professor Arturo to town. Pfister is a spoken word poet and fiction writer who has performed at large national venues, including the…
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By M. L. Byrd To enjoy Steve Martin’s PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE one only has to know the actor’s comedy. To truly appreciate it, one has to acknowledge the…
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It’s 1904 in Paris, tadalafil France and there’s about to be a very funny meeting between two men, each on the verge of an amazing idea. Written by actor and…
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by M. L. Byrd What do Tyler Perry and Jean-Baptiste Poquelin have in common? Does revealing the latter’s stage name, Moliére, make the connection easier? The answer is comedy, and…
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by M. L. Byrd Sycamore Rouge’s rendition of Langston Hughes’ Simply Heavenly is a delightful ensemble piece, set in 1950s Harlem. Hughes’ beloved character Jesse B. Semple is the star.…
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by YB Thompson This year’s ninth annual “Girls Are Talking” Conference for teen girls, ages 11-18, was a delight for a young mother’s heart and a big sister’s soul. Sponsored…