Nov 13th, 2008 · An adaption of Yasunari Kawabata's 1961 novella, Sleeping Beauties is a wistful erotic mystery centered around an eccentric German brothel. Mark Jenkins calls it artful and delicate — but with an oddly tone-deaf ending.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Photographer Jona Frank's portraits of the Patrick Henry College student body reveal a group of kids for whom the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog is the work of sinners and a game of sloppy beer pong immoral.
Mar 2nd, 2008 · The Scarlet Letter's proud adulteress is a vessel for the feelings and actions of the men who surround her -- and a mirror revealing the reader's true feelings about the role of women in society.
Sep 4th, 2007 · With music that combines folk, country, blues and pop, Jewell crafts a distinct sound that draws on roots music without sounding needlessly old-fashioned. Recorded this spring, her new album finds Jewell and her tight band coming into their own as musicians and songwriters.
Aug 16th, 2006 · Instead of trying to crack down on Internet gambling, the government should legalize and regulate it.
Jul 26th, 2006 · The hit song "I Love Rock and Roll" by punk rocker Joan Jett stayed at number one on the Billboard charts for seven weeks back in 1982. Now decades later, Jett and her band, the Blackhearts, are playing songs from her first album in a decade to a new generation of punk fans.
Jun 13th, 2006 · Syracuse English professor Mary Karr is the author of two bestselling memoirs, The Liars' Club and Cherry. She has won Pushcart prizes for both her poetry and essays. Her new book of poems is Sinners Welcome.