Twisting the expectations of genre, the Mark Taper Forum’s new production of the musical “Big River ““ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” aims, at least in part, to fall on deaf ears. “Big River” features a cast of deaf and hearing actors from the Deaf West Theatre and will run at the Taper from Nov. […]
Author Archives: Tom McEnaney
UCLA poet selected as finalist for national award
Consider for a moment the dusty and dreary sounding title of the “National Book Award,” and then read Harryette Mullen’s poetry, and you will immediately be taken aback by this UCLA professor’s vibrant and punchy poetic lines. Lines such as “Paco’s Tacos page gauge pale ale paranoid android / Parappa the Rapper party hearty Patel […]
Critics misjudge Eggers’ “˜Velocity’
Dave Eggers’ name alone conjures images of literary superstardom, and the dread of a sophomore slump. Eggers began his career welcoming readers into his life in the memoir, “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.” Two years later, that book’s shadow continues to envelop the author’s movements. With last month’s release of Eggers’ new book “You […]