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“Shenandoah” … Just say no

By Ron Rollins | Thursday, May 15, 2008, 02:13 PM

I hate to admit it, but we left “Shenandoah” at intermission …

It felt like bad music, a slow pedantic story and poor, hammy acting. I like Human Race stuff in their Loft space, but I’m not sure they know how to make it work on the bigger Vic or Schuster stages…

Come to think of it, the last play we left in the middle of was “The Odd Couple.” Hmmm…

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The GO! editor hates me

By Ron Rollins | Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 11:13 AM

How do you know when somebody hates you?

Welllll, maybe like this? I asked the editor of our very own GO! magazine (it runs in the DDN print edition … to subscribe, call 222-5700!) if there were any new CDs she needed me to review for the next edition. She said she’d check, and get back to me.

So a few minutes later, she walks up carrying … get this … the new ones from:

1. Neil Diamond

and

1. Clay Aiken.

She must hate me. This is how you find out. Sheeeeesh….

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RIP Robert Rauschenberg, a great American artist

By Ron Rollins | Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 01:13 PM

Sad news for art lovers, save for the fact that the guy had a very long, very wonderful run.

If you want to see one of his pieces up close and personal, pay a visit to the Dayton Art Institute, where one of his works is up in the contemporary gallery.

Here’s the NYT obit for the late, great Robert Rauschenberg.

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There are NO NEW IDEAS

By Ron Rollins | Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:32 AM

But then, you knew that… If, however, you needed, proof, then you have it here.

It wasn’t that much of a show to begin with… Sheesh!

Speaking of no new ideas, did anybody actually shell out money for “Speed Racer”?

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Long legs and all that

By Ron Rollins | Monday, May 12, 2008, 03:54 PM

While I consider myself to be a reasonably red-blooded American male, I confess that I’ve never quite gotten the allure or alleged appeal of magazines like Maxim or FHM, or their ilk.

Now I think I get it… This is a useful and instructive little essay.

What do you think?

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Fun with Frida Kahlo

By Ron Rollins | Sunday, May 11, 2008, 05:22 PM

Cool story/essay/review here of one of my favorite artists…

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Love comics? Hate comics?

By Ron Rollins | Friday, May 9, 2008, 05:03 PM

Personally, I enjoy the comics … especially the ones we run in the DDN (which, by the way, I get to choose; perk of the job)…

But I know there are some of you out there who don’t like them so very much … or else enjoy hating them, which is almost as much fun.

No matter which category you fall into, you should check out The Comics Curmudgeon, a website that makes fun of the good and mostly of the bad. And there is a lot of bad…

Have fun!

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