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Review: 'The Water Dancer,' by Ta-Nehisi Coates
FICTION: Supernatural elements meet gritty reality in the world of slavery and its dissidents.
Movies
Review: 'Downton Abbey' movie is everything fans of the series could hope for
It probably won't mean much to you if you didn't watch the TV version, since it picks up where the series left off, with no recap.
Movies
Review: 'Rambo' suffers from tired blood
"Last Blood" is the end of the line for this franchise, deservedly.
Stage & Arts
'Crowns' unleashes great singers on some of our greatest songs
Triple threats sing, dance and wear floppy hats in "Crowns."
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Brad Pitt searches for inner peace in outer space in 'Ad Astra'
"Ad Astra" takes astronaut's innermost self-exploration out of this world.
Stage & Arts
Must disabled characters be played by disabled actors? Guthrie Theater actor says yes
"Glass Menagerie" actor Carey Cox says it should be actors with disabilities.
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