The Real Inspector Hound
By Marlee Newman, contributing writer

The Stratford Players’ production of Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Inspector Hound” begins with a pause: a deep breath before the plunge into a world of theater, critics and death. More...

The Shins’ newest album offers original lyrics
By Jess Novak, staff writer

Few bands have faced such a challenge of impossible expectations as The Shins. After all, once Natalie Portman proclaimed they would “change your life” as her character Sam famously announced in the 2004 film “Garden State,” everyone seems to expect that The Shins’ newest album, Wincing the Night Away, will…change their life. Obviously, this is a difficult expectation to meet. More...