Books

Writing non-fiction’s a bitch – a truth not universally acknowledged.

– Will Aitken in This Writing Death

Theatre

Chekhov for Beginners



by Natalie G.

Comment

Don't know where you were sitting, but there were lots of laughs.

– comment by Suzy Charto

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Jay Mark Caplan

MUSIC

For Something Fresh And Loud …

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Zeroes, Divan orange

by Jay Mark Caplan
13.02.2010

Local band Zeroes make you want to move. They play with primal urgency, channeling raw rock verve through pared-down rhythmic compositions. Plus they somehow snagged one of the coolest band names around.

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TV

RIP Springfield, D’oh!

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The Simpsons, Episode 450

by Jay Mark Caplan
13.01.2010

In the early ‘90s, The Simpsons was the most important show on TV. Primetime’s first cartoon series furnished my generation’s lexicon with quotables, broadened our range of pop culture references and introduced us to the non sequitur, a style of humour that would become a mainstream standard, now used to sell Old Spice and Bud [...]

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TV

The Glam Side of Ostracism

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Glee, Fox TV

by Jay Mark Caplan
09.12.2009

The epic struggle between jocks and geeks has been raging in TV land for years. The premise might be battle-weary, but it’s not dead yet. This season’s standout hit is another high school comedy, the new Fox series, Glee. It’s funny, but there’s also a potent Broadway kicker: the geeks of Glee sing and dance.

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