by Chris Rohmann | Apr 28, 2012 | Stage
In 1911 Marie Curie was awarded the second of her two Nobel Prizes, both connected to her discovery of radium. The radioactive element was initially hailed as a miracle substance, credited with curing cancer and other ailments, its deadly nature lurking invisibly...
by Chris Rohmann | Apr 28, 2012 | Stage
In her vision of Private Lives, Emma Weinstein stacks nostalgia on top of nostalgia. Here, Noel Coward’s 1930 comedy of romantic fisticuffs looks fondly back on a bygone era looking fondly back on a bygone era. And the audience is swept into Coward’s...
by Markos Moulitsas | Apr 28, 2012 | News
Republicans know how to read polls, and they know they have zero chance of winning the White House in November if women continue to give President Obama massive advantages. A recent ABC News/Washington Post poll had Obama leading Romney by 19 points among women. USA...
by Maureen Turner | Apr 28, 2012 | News
For months, representatives of the left wing of the Democratic Party have been urging U.S. Rep. Richie Neal to move a bit in their direction. Recently, their nudging paid off—thanks, in good part, to a looming September party primary. Earlier this month, the...
by Pete Redington | Apr 28, 2012 | News
“Last year,” a “Stand Up Men” public service announcement by Progress Texas points out, “100 percent of pregnancies were caused by men.” It takes two to tango, as the saying goes, whether that tango is done on the dance floor or in...