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With a voice 'like a 78 r.p.m. record,' American Music Masters honoree Janis Joplin belted out the blues and blazed trails
By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 12:30AM
Countercultural icon gets her due with a tribute concert and more. Full story »
'Sesame Street' turns 40 and PBS is throwing a party
By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 1:29AM
"Sesame Street" is seen in more than 120 countries. It is estimated that 80 million Americans watched the show as children. And it is in Guinness World Records for most Emmy wins (122) by a television series of any kind. Full story »
Disney creates eye-popping 'Christmas Carol' with Jim Carrey
By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer
November 06, 2009, 12:00AM
"Disney's A Christmas Carol," an animated movie with Jim Carrey in multiple roles, is flawed but its message of love and redemption is as welcome as a goose on the Cratchit's holiday table. Full story »
With a voice 'like a 78 r.p.m. record,' American Music Masters honoree Janis Joplin belted out the blues and blazed trails
By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 12:30AM
Countercultural icon gets her due with a tribute concert and more. Full story »
Hilary Mantel's brilliant `Wolf Hall' tells the tale of the Tudors through commoner Thomas Cromwell
By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 12:00AM
Historical tales of the Tudors usually involve heaving bosoms, flying heads and more intrigue in the bedroom than the boardroom. Not British author Hilary Mantel's brilliant "Wolf Hall," winner of the 2009 Man Booker prize. Mantel chooses not to focus her story on petulant King Henry VIII, or scheming Anne Boleyn, or even saintly Thomas More. Instead, she tells of England's break with Rome and rise as a nation-state through the eyes of the bureaucrat of the era, Thomas Cromwell, a commoner who became Henry VIII's closest confidante. Full story »
'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan has heart surgery; Oprah mulling move to cable; and more: The Morning After
By Melodie Smith
November 06, 2009, 6:00AM
Get your a.m. dose of celebrity news and gossip from The Plain Dealer's Melodie Smith. Among today's newsmakers: Rue McClanahan, Opray Winfrey, Lady Gaga, Morgan Freeman and Justin Timberlake. Seriously. Full story »
Hot or mild, tastes of Thai at Berea's Sweet Mango dishes warm the soul
By Debbi Snook, The Plain Dealer
November 06, 2009, 3:00PM
Sweet Mango sits on Berea's handsome city triangle, between Whitey's Army-Navy store and Book & Bean. From the street, through the glass storefront, its sunny yellow walls beckoned to us warmly, and its staff did likewise once we got in. Full story »
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New on DVD: 'Up,' 'A Woman in Berlin' and 'World Series Film Collection'
By Chris Ball, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 6:10AM
"Up" raises the bar on movie animation, "A Woman in Berlin" raises disturbing questions about war's effects on civilians, and "World Series Film Collection" hits a home run with 50 hours of footage on the fall classic, all new on DVD. Full story »
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: An invisible barrier, a cultural tapestry
By John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 2:00AM
Twenty years after its fall, the Berlin Wall continues to inspire musicians, artists and filmmakers -- a canvas of sorts ready-made for gritty music, graffiti and explorations of an era long gone. Thursday, U2 performed a free concert at the Brandenburg Gate to mark the 20th anniversary. Here's a look at the wall's cultural impact. Full story »
Kristi Little, Kyle Primous embrace thought-provoking roles in Karamu Theatre's 'Yellowman'
By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 12:00AM
The critically praised play "Yellowman," now playing at Cleveland's Karamu Theatre, is an unflinching examination of something many members of the black community would prefer to stay hidden -- the prejudice that light skin is preferable to dark, and its ugly repercussions. Full story »
Hilary Mantel's brilliant `Wolf Hall' tells the tale of the Tudors through commoner Thomas Cromwell
By Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer
November 08, 2009, 12:00AM
Historical tales of the Tudors usually involve heaving bosoms, flying heads and more intrigue in the bedroom than the boardroom. Not British author Hilary Mantel's brilliant "Wolf Hall," winner of the 2009 Man Booker prize. Mantel chooses not to focus her story on petulant King Henry VIII, or scheming Anne Boleyn, or even saintly Thomas More. Instead, she tells of England's break with Rome and rise as a nation-state through the eyes of the bureaucrat of the era, Thomas Cromwell, a commoner who became Henry VIII's closest confidante. Full story »
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TV's best for Nov. 8-14
By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 12:00PM
'Dexter' keeps raising the ante, and Laurence Fishburne touches all of the "CSI" bases -- plus "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad Men" and a Veterans Day documentary on PBS. Full story »
Mezzo-soprano Emily Righter adds vocal gold to Opera Circle's Bellini production
By Donald Rosenberg, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 9:28AM
As Romeo in Opera Circle's production of Bellini's "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," a rising mezzo-soprano named Emily Righter is making her debut with the Cleveland company and commanding the stage. Full story »
'Sesame Street' turns 40 and PBS is throwing a party
By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 1:29AM
"Sesame Street" is seen in more than 120 countries. It is estimated that 80 million Americans watched the show as children. And it is in Guinness World Records for most Emmy wins (122) by a television series of any kind. Full story »
For Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 'Glory Days' are right now
By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 12:30AM
The Boss & Co. will play entire "Born to Run" album in concert, plus more. Full story »
Visit Majipoor in the books of Robert Silverberg: Rediscoveries
By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 12:01AM
If you're comfortable straddling the line between science fiction and fantasy, you must visit Robert Silverberg's Majipoor. Humans are just one of several species residing on Majipoor in his books and stories. Majipoor is a sprawling world of strange landscapes ruled by telepathic suggestions sent by the King of Dreams. Full story »
Neil Thackaberry's Actor's Summit gives local talent a place to shine: Tastemakers
By Sarah Crump, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 12:01AM
Neil Thackaberry's Actors' Summit theater in Hudson celebrates its 10th anniversary this year -- with Thackaberry splitting duties from ticket-selling to directing with wife and theater co-founder MaryJo Alexander. Full story »
Disney's 'Christmas Carol,' Gauguin exhibit and Federico Fellini's 'La Strada': Critics' Circle
By John Kappes
November 07, 2009, 12:01AM
Critics' Circle picks this week include Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' with Jim Carrey; the "Paul Gauguin: Paris, 1889" exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art; and Federico Fellini's "La Strada" at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Full story »
The Boss comes to The Q, a new 'Twilight' hits theaters, Carrie Underwood releases `Undo It' CD: Pop Ten
By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer
November 07, 2009, 12:00AM
A "New Moon" celebration, the third-season finale of "Mad Men," the disaster movie "2012" and Bruce Springsteen make up this week's Pop 10 list. Full story »
Comic con slated in Cleveland after Thanksgiving
By Michael Sangiacomo
November 06, 2009, 11:59PM
This year, Cleveland gets its own comic con the weekend after Thanksgiving. Full story »
Some of today's TV cliffhangers put emotions in the balance, not lives
By Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer
November 06, 2009, 11:59PM
One thing is fairly certain about the "Mad Men" season finale. It will leave several key characters hanging from an extremely high emotional cliff. Full story »
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