The experiment of the title isn't the only one on hand in Shelagh Stephenson's play "An Experiment With an Air Pump." The author herself is attempting to write a Tom Stoppard play --- specifically "Arcadia" --- and the results are not particularly satisfactory, despite a handsomely crafted and deftly staged production from Manhattan Theater Club.
The experiment of the title isn’t the only one on hand in Shelagh Stephenson’s play “An Experiment With an Air Pump. Read More...
MLB first baseman who made his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres on June 9, 2011. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2012 and made his first All-Star team in 2014. In 2016, he helped lead the Cubs to the franchise's first World Series title in over 100 years.
Before Fame He concluded his career at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as a sixth round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox in 2007. Read More...
IDA — Gerfrude Stein — Random House ($2).
Most readers require of prose that it make concrete sense as they think sense should be made. So Gertrude Stein, who uses prose to build a series of abstractions, either infuriates most readers or elicits defensive jeers. But readers who are willing to read words as they are willing to listen to notes in music—as things without an explicit message—can get from her work a rare pleasure. Read More...