More than just gore in Romero's Diary of the Dead
· For the past 40 years, George A. Romero has made his distinct, if gory, cultural commentary through films featuring stumbling, dead-eyed zombies. Night of the Living Dead reflected upon the conflict and racial struggle of the '60s. Dawn of the Dead was a blunt satire of consumerism, with zombies trapping people in a mall. And the recent Land of the Dead was a wonderful Marxist interpretation of the post-9/11 world.
A&E heartpatch for those post-Valentine's blues
· Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" blares in the background, a sadly undignified response to loneliness, and it's just another Day-After Valentine's. A day strewn with the wreckage of miscommunication, unequal expectations and unexpressed sentiments, what we really need on the highly anticipated DAV -- as compared to the dreaded Valentine's Day itself -- is to plain ol' pick ourselves up.
Yanagi photo exhibit makes colorful commentary
· Miwa Yanagi's diverse new exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston integrates theatrical elements with cutting edge techniques to render visually charming photographs.