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Sibling Day

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 04.15.2013 | Parents
Read More: Holidays, Sibling Rivalry, The Bible, Siblings, Family Photos, New Holiday, National Sibling Day, Facebook, Chekov, Parents News
Judith Greenberg, Ph.D.

I "tagged" the photo. One brother wrote "Thanks, sis." Then he added: "Why did I write that? I never call you sis." What was it about National Sibling Day that made us both feel a need to reaffirm our bond of kinship? Moreover, why has this day come into existence at all?

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How a Play Comes to Life

Philip Gates | Posted 12.16.2012 | Arts
Read More: Theatre, Lunar Energy, Theater, New York Theater, By Rights We Should Be Giants, Chekov, Arts News
Philip Gates

The magic that can happen when you assemble a group of exceptional collaborators is truly thrilling; it is one of the reasons I have chosen a life in the theater.

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Chekhov and Beckett Grace Los Angeles Stages

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.27.2012 | Arts
Read More: Mark Taper Forum, Michael Arabian, Alan Mandell, Waiting for Godot, James Cromwell, Antaeus, Drama, The Seagull, Theatre, Theater, Gregory Itzin, Beckett, Chekov, Andrew Traister, Barry McGovern, Arts News
Hoyt Hilsman

In a memorable production of Chekhov's The Seagull, presented by the Antaeus Company, a marvelous ensemble of classical actors based in LA, director Andrew J. Traister captures the brilliance and realism of Chekhov's rendition of the plight of humanity.

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Stage Door: The Cherry Orchard, The Mountaintop

Fern Siegel | Posted 02.03.2012 | Arts
Read More: Dianne Wiest, Csc, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro, Drama, Theater, Broadway, Civil Rights, New York, Comedy, Angela Bassett, Martin Luther King, Entertainment, Jr., Off-Broadway, Chekov, Arts News
Fern Siegel

Written in 1904, The Cherry Orchard, Chekov's last play, feels wholly modern. Now at the Classic Stage Company, its issues of class, money and romantic ruin seem timeless

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Hottest Authors: 12 We'd Love To Be Haunted By

Posted 12.31.2011 | Books
Read More: Langston Hughes, Attractive Authors, Ernest Hemingway, Sexy Authors, Sexy Halloween, Sylvia Plath, Frankenstein, Chekov, Hot Authors, Jack London, Books News

Ghosts and books go hand-in-hand. Be it William Shakespeare or Stephen King, writers have long been penning poltergeists. While most literary ghosts a...

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'Boner' Dead, Suicide: Andrew Koenig, 'Growing Pains' Actor, Body Found

AP | JAIME ARON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Boner Dead, California, Boner Dies, Vancouver, Growing Pains, Chekov, Venice Beach, Canada, Vancouver Police, Star Trek, Andrew Koenig, Andrew Koenig Growing Pains, Andrew Koenig Dead, Walter Koenig, Boner Suicide, Boner Found Dead, Andrew Koenig Suicide, Entertainment News

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park w...

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Exit Ghost, Enter Roth: A Review of The Humbling

Anna Dubenko | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: American Fiction, Houghton Mifflin, Nobel Prize, The Humbling, Nathan Zuckerman, Chekov, Philip Roth, Exit Ghost, Books News
Anna Dubenko

In The Humbling's three fantastic acts, the reader is thrown into a dramatic maelstrom, which has but one Chekovian outcome and raises many novel questions.

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Star Trek's New Coming-of-Age Saga for Generation O

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Star Wars, 1960s, Space Program, Star Trek Movie, William Shatner, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, J.J. Abrams, Terminator, Karl Urban, Leonard McCoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peace Corps, Lost, X-Men, Star Trek, Jerry Goldsmith, Uhura, Anton Yelchin, Alias, Leonard Nimoy, Fringe, Roberto Orci, Christopher Pike, Top Gun, John McCain, Kennedy, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Heroes, Special Forces, Apple Store, Chekov, John Wayne, John Ford, Barack Obama, Alex Kurtzman, John Cho, Jeffrey Hunter, Thirteen Days, Zachary Quinto, Sulu, George Lucas, Michael Giacchino, Samuel Peeples, Starfleet, Spock, Chris Pines, Steve Schmidt, Steve McQueen, Doctor Who, Jfk, James T. Kirk, Gene Roddenberry, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Star Trek's message, focusing on a future of diversity, teamwork, and technology, appropriately used -- is especially attuned to the Obama era.

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The Seagull Revisited: What's So Great About Kristin Scott Thomas?

Pamela Newton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: I've Loved You So Long, Chekov, Ian Rickson, Kristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull, Arkadina, Entertainment News
Pamela Newton

Scott Thomas is just too young and beautiful to be believed as a fading anything. Her girlish charm was out of joint with her character's panic over losing her boyfriend to a younger woman.

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