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Saturate Me, Riverside

The ground of Tio’s Tacos is littered with history. Shattered plates, broken mirrors and discarded car parts decorate the concrete walkway behind the restaurant....

The Vaginas Are Monologuing

Vagina, vagina, vagina. Last Wednesday night, I said, heard and appreciated the word vagina more than ever before. Presented by the Women’s Resource Center,...

Sister Spit Sparks Truth, Laughs and Life

I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I first entered HUB 302 last Wednesday night. As I waited for Sister Spit to begin,...

“Names” Premieres at UCR

It’s not every day that you’re addressed by the man who wrote your childhood. On Thursday, April 4, Stu Krieger (writer of “The Land...

“CaffAttack” Review

There are three very basic things I expect from my shows: straightforward explanations, uncluttered presentations and necessary information. I neither want nor need “plot”...

“The Tempest” Review

The Arts Studio theatre reminded me of a Halloween fright house on Thursday evening, March 8. An artificially dense, sickly sweet layer of fog...

“Vampires in the Lemon Grove” by Karen Russell Review

I felt an uncomfortable sense of guilt as I finished the final page of Karen Russell’s new collection of short stories, “Vampires in the...

“Amped” by Daniel H. Wilson Review

Picture a world where diseases like epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia are cured by a small, implantable node. The implant is barely noticeable, save for...

“X Marks the Scot” by Victoria Roberts Review

I was sorting through new releases for a book to review this issue when Victoria Roberts’ romance novel “X Marks the Scot” captured my...

“The Seventh Victim” by Mary Burton Review SPOILER ALERT

What ignites a serial killer’s white-hot insanity? Is it the simmer of anticipation, bided time and fevered obsession? Mary Burton’s “The Seventh Victim” explores...