The state of Illinois needs a new flag, Problem is, they're asking us to design it. Nephew art, anyone? @robertloerzel.bsky.socialthirdcoastreview.com/2024/09/12/a...
The State of Illinois has announced a contest to gather designs for a new state flag. Design submissions are due by October 18. This is a horrendously bad idea. Unless one of […]
Here's a new post on Kara Swisher telling us what she thinks about some of the tech bros she covers.
Kara Swisher talks and we report. Also notes on her book. thirdcoastreview.com/2024/03/23/s...
Kara Swisher has a lot of opinions—and she doesn’t hesitate to share them, both in her new book and in her conversation with social work professor Brené Brown before a sold-out […]
Have you ever wondered how all those shopping carts congregated in some otherwise-deserted space? Julian Montague has done rigorous analysis (and taken great photos) to answer that question. We review his book, Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America. thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/27/l...
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification By Julian Montague Second edition, 2023, University of Chicago Press Julian Montague published his first edition of ...
We review a new translation of a book of short stories by the noted Indian writer, Rajkamal Chaudhary. Reviewed by @ejneukirch.bsky.socialthirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/27/r...
Traces of Boots on Tongue and Other Stories, the first English-language translation of the late Indian writer Rajkamal Chaudhary's work, searches for meaning in an absurd and changing world.
Here's film critic Steve Prokopy's list of best documentary films of 2023. Just 20 films. Also see our post with his list of best narrative films--a total of 40. thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/29/f...
As I am prone to do every year, I separate documentaries into their own Best of the Year list, not because I feel they should be judged any differently than […]
Our chief film critic, Steve Prokopy, picks his 40 favorite films from the 570 films he saw in 2023. Are yours on his best-of list? thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/29/f...
It’s the last Friday of a pretty great year for film, so it’s time to reveal my Best of the Year list. As always, I was able to squeeze in […]
POTUS at Steppenwolf Theatre. POTUS doesn't appear but the story is about seven women in the White House who try to keep him out of trouble. Very funny, sort of an extended SNL sketch. Nancy and Kim wrote a joint review, including interviewing each other. thirdcoastreview.com/2023/11/08/s...
This review and the final dialog are written by theater critics Nancy Bishop and Kim Campbell. POTUS is ostensibly a play about the President of the United States, in which […]
Nancy, the theater nerd here. I've seen a lot of plays lately but Jen Silverman's Witch by the Artistic Home really offers food for thought. Yes, there's a devil with a marketing plan but so much more. See it at the Den Theatre. thirdcoastreview.com/2023/11/12/s...
“Where do we go from here? Can we imagine a better world? Or is it time to burn it all down and start over?” That’s part of the opening speech […]
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