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By: Matthew Edward Baker There is a story, perhaps apocryphal, about generals returning to Rome after a successful conquest, who would parade through the city to be showered with praise by the people. As a condition of their glory, the Empire required that someone stand at the back of the general’s chariot and whisper in his ear, “Thou art still... [Read more of this review]

By: Ann Brown Boys are odd. There, I said it. I mean, I love them; I’ve had hundreds of them in my classroom over the years, I even married a grown up one and gave birth to two of them, whom I adore.  But I really do not get them.  I have a sister. We had a very female-y household. We never once thought about breaking our toys over each other’s... [Read more of this review]

By: Susan Howard Between conducting studio sessions with 80 plus musicians for his upcoming score in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and being admonished by his 2 ½ year old son for simply not being “mom”, I got a moment to speak with Theodore Shapiro. We talked about everything from having children, cool projects and chilling in the backyard. Susan:... [Read more of this review]