Aleksandra Stone, a Louisville, Kentucky-based artist, creates photographs that document her experiences with depression. After the unexpected death of a friend in 2012, Stone began using photography as a way to deal with her grief. Stone hadn’t done much art before her friend passed away. “I feel like photography just kind of found me,” she … Continue reading
ABC Family’s teen drama “Pretty Little Liars,” loosely based on a series of books by Sara Shepherd, tells the story of four best friends, and how the disappearance of one of their own changed their lives irrevocably. Unsurprisingly, there is no shortage of drama in fictional Rosewood, Pennsylvania—Spencer is making passes at her sister’s fiancé, … Continue reading
“Sassy Pants” By Rachel Glenn In a frosted pink nightmare of a dress, with only her mother, younger brother, and grandmother watching, Bethany Pruitt graduates as the valedictorian and sole student of the Pruitt Homeschool Class of 2011. Shy, awkward and a little socially backward, eighteen-year-old Bethany Pruitt (Ashley Rickards) dreams of a life bigger … Continue reading
“Ages of the Moon” by Sam Shepherd By Rachel Glenn Two older, aging men sit on the porch of a fishing shack that could be located anywhere in the backwoods of Kentucky. They reminisce about their younger and more vulnerable years over glasses of “Woodford, what else?” Sam Shepard’s play “Ages of the Moon,” put … Continue reading
Judith Surowiec paintings By Rachel Glenn Imagine van Gogh or Renoir painting rural American country landscapes with the saturation turned up and you have a work by Judith Surowiec. Working with acrylic paints on canvas, Surowiec invokes landscapes at once familiar and unreal. Upon first glance her paintings look impressionistic, with slightly more defined shape … Continue reading
“The Peace of Wild Things” Paper Route By Rachel Glenn Like Fall Out Boy, Switchfoot and The All American Rejects, the songs on a typical Paper Route album lean toward radio-friendly pop numbers. There are, however, a few hidden gems that take a few listens to unearth, and that wouldn’t be featured on any top … Continue reading
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