Christian Salmon’s new book “The Blumkin Project” has a very apt subtitle: “A Biographical Novel.” The book truly reads like a novel, yet it is contextually biographical. From the first line to the last line, it is a gripping read. Salmon has a way with words and uses them so elegantly as to paint pictures…
Prairie Rose: A Bold Defender of American Liberty
July 17, 2022
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Today, Rose Wilder Lane (1886–1968) is best remembered, if she is remembered at all, as the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the beloved “Little House” books, children’s stories that Rose helped shape and edit before they appeared in public. Rose Wilder Lane, circa 1905–1910. National Archives. (Public Domain) Yet Rose was a woman…
Treasured Libraries: Man Travels to 101 Countries Photographing Libraries All Over the World
July 17, 2022
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Photographer Richard Silver, 60, has traveled to 101 countries capturing timeless architectural wonders through his lens. His favorite subject of all are libraries, and his stunning collection shines a light on their splendid glory, all over the world. “Libraries offer symmetry to me,” Silver told The Epoch Times. “The books are lined up, aisles, desks,…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Bourne Legacy’: Jeremy Renner Was the Perfect Replacement for Matt Damon
PG-13 | 2h 15m | Action, Thriller, Drama | July 30, 2012 Rotten Tomatoes now has “The Bourne Legacy” (2012) at critics: 55, audience: 58. This is very surprising, considering this is a rip-roaring actioner with crackling tension throughout, very well made, and highly entertaining. Normally, a film like this would rate at least in the mid-80s with…
Film Review: ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: A Faithful Adaptation of the Mammoth Best-Seller
July 16, 2022
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PG-13 | 2h 5min | Drama, Crime, Thriller | 15 July 2022 (USA) A movie one might expect to see released in the late fall awards-bait season, “Where the Crawdads Sing” [WTCS] is nonetheless dropping in mid-summer where superhero, animation, and action fare rule the multiplexes. However, if the larger-than-expected audience at the pre-release screening of this film is any kind of…
Theater Review: ‘Between the Lines’: Writing Your Own Story
July 16, 2022
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NEW YORK—“Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it’s not real,” a character proclaims in the new musical, “Between the Lines.” Based on the book by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, this delightful, an almost-but-not-quite-ready-for-Broadway tuner is now at the Tony Kiser Theater. Delilah’s (Arielle Jacobs) 17-year-old life has been turned upside down by her parent’s…
Sydney Opera House Gets a Facelift
During the two years of concert cancellations amid a pandemic, the Sydney Opera House has undergone extensive renovations and will be ushering in a new epoch before turning 50 next year. Sydney’s World Heritage landmark will be unveiling a historic transformation of its largest performance space, the Concert Hall, to the public on July 20….
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for July 15–21
This week, we feature an Indian drama about criminals who rehabilitate through hard work and a stirring sports drama about Olympic athletes. New Release ‘The Gray Man’ Top CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling) uncovers the agency’s most incriminating secret and is forced to go on the run as an international fugitive. His psychopathic former…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for July 15–21
This week, we feature a winning novel about a beloved teacher, and two edifying biographies—one for children, one for adults—of our first president. Fiction The Story of Texas—Fictionalized ‘Texas’ By James A. Michener Legendary for his geographically based fiction, Michener takes the reader far back into Texas’s history, into the mid-1500s, well before it ever…
In Awe of Raphael’s Drawings
LONDON—Anyone who has played charades knows how hard it is to convey an idea without words. An artist’s challenge is to convey a moving narrative without words on a two-dimensional surface. Masters such as Italian Renaissance artist Raphael appeared to achieve this effortlessly. The foundation of these artists’ skills lies hidden behind the scenes in…
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