Birdsong offers three powerful portraits of womanhood

- Friday, March 4, 2022 - 3 years ago No Comments 5,868 Views

Destiny O. Birdsong’s “Nobody’s Magic” tells three separate stories, each centering on a Black albino woman living in Shreveport, Louisiana. First, we meet 20-year-old Suzette,

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Rick Holmstrom goes all-instrumental on ‘Get It!’

- Friday, March 4, 2022 - 3 years ago No Comments 4,945 Views

Guitarist Rick Holmstrom’s new album is an all-instrumental collection of toe-tappers, thigh-slappers and finger-snappers. There’s an irresistible backbeat, and the mood is upbeat. Grin and hear

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Extra Time | State-run doping, thugs, what next from Russia?

- Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 8 years ago No Comments 2,860 Views

First athletics, now football. With Russia, the problems continue to mount. The question facing administrators in both sports is do they have the stomach to act decisively? Or will they fudge