Stay updated with breaking news from Isaac mead. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
An interview with the producers of the documentary "Two Strikes," about the story of Florida inmate Mark Jones, a former West Point cadet serving life without parole due to a law known as the “two-strikes” law. ....
Ursula Macfarlane s doc follows a man s quest to solve his own separated-at-birth mystery. A twisty true-crime story loses much of its appeal in Ursula Macfarlane s The Lost Sons, a who am I? doc whose subject is more fascinated with that question than most viewers will be. Paul Fronczak was ten years old when he learned he had been the victim of a foiled newborn abduction; only decades later did he realize his story was even more convoluted. Though well shot, the CNN-coproduced film always feels TV-grade at best; its level of drama (not to mention its failure to find anything universal in the specifics of Fronczak s tale) is out-of-place on a festival schedule, even in a year of diminished options. ....
Practice, practice, practice. It is an old saying Washburn Rural High School music dean and band director Luke Chaffee says has always applied to students honing their musical skills, but it is also one that has taken on greater importance in a school year where in-person activities, like traditional band or choir practices, have been all but impossible. That is what makes this year’s slate of All-State music ensemble student honorees that much more impressive, Chaffee said. The Kansas Music Educators Association named over two dozen Shawnee County students as All-State ensemble members or alternates of their respective choir, band and orchestra groups. They will perform this weekend in a one-of-a-kind, virtual gathering of some of the Kansas schools’ best musical talent. ....