San Diego Comic-Con 2011: Mondo Brings Unique Art Boutique to the Show

| July 24, 2011

Mondo is busting its Comic-Con cherry! With some of the most creative and visually stunning cinematic artwork available today, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas collectible art boutique, Mondo, will be taking San Diego Comic-Con by storm and will certainly fit right in. Mondo will be located in Booth #433 and will be featuring new release posters, artist [...]

Ex-Iowa first lady running for Congress

| July 24, 2011

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack will enter the Iowa 4th District congressional race Tuesday. Late Friday, a prominent Democratic Party source with knowledge of Vilsack’s plans told the Sioux City Journal that she will announce her candidacy on Tuesday. The decision likely will set off one of the most contentious [...]

The future of Japanese theater lies in individuality

| July 24, 2011

Bringing about change: Junnosuke Tada, the youngest-ever artistic director of a public theater in Japan, says young dramatists need to establish a liaison between local and city theaters and pass on the fruits of that relationship to the next generation. NOBUKO TANAKA PHOTO Such meteoric progress (in Japanese terms) was an emphatic vindication of Tadas [...]