Film & TV, Lit, Television

Preview: Watch Sandburg’s “Skyscraper,” Streaming on PBS’ “Poetry in America”

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The 12-part PBS series, “Poetry in America,” features one significant work of poetry in each segment. “Skyscraper” by Chicago poet Carl Sandburg was the star of episode 5 and is […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Dwayne Johnson is Basically a Superhero in Entertaining Skyscraper

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The premise of Dwayne Johnson’s latest disaster-based action movie is certainly intriguing: Under what circumstances would a sane man run into a burning building if he wasn’t an actual firefighter? […]

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