Tag: Arts & Culture

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Dragon, the Bruce Lee Story’

PG-13 | 2 hrs | Drama, Biopic | May 7, 1993 The year 2023 marks the 50th death anniversary of San Francisco-born, martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. It also marks the 50th anniversary of “Enter the Dragon” that catapulted Bruce to global fame, and the 30th anniversary of screenwriter-director Rob Cohen’s “Dragon: the Bruce…


Book Review: ‘The Ship Beneath the Ice’

The story of the Endurance is a real life epic. It is hard to imagine another story so engrossing and so impossible that also happens to be true. When Ernest Shackleton assembled 27 men to join him in his quest to cross Antarctica, he began a journey that would stand as a testament to mankind’s…


Wu De | Martial Virtues

The 7th NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition was in full swing in Upstate New York in Aug. 2022, with participants from around the world showcasing their skills in an enthusiastic atmosphere. After three days of competition, however, it was announced that there would be no gold medal awarded that year—a first in the history…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for July 14–20

This week, we feature collected tales of the estimable sleuth Father Brown and a history of an overlooked but crucial Revolutionary War battle. History ‘Fatal Sunday: George Washington, the Monmouth Campaign, and the Politics of Battle’ By Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone There are numerous battles in the Revolutionary War that can be…


Film Review: ‘Warhorse One’

R | 2h | War | June 30, 2023 There’s a trend in war movies lately, like Guy Ritchie’s “The Covenant” and “Kandahar,” about one special operations soldier or sailor getting stranded in Afghanistan and helping one other individual avoid capture by the murderous Taliban. Master Chief Richard Mirko (Johnny Strong) is a Navy SEAL trying to escape Afghanistan,…


Book Review: ‘Lady Tan’s Circle of Women’ by Lisa See

Author Lisa See has a list of published titles to her credit, most recently “The Island of Sea Women” and “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.” Her historical novels are rich in poignant plots and captivating characters brought to life with a narrative style that often reads like poetry. Whether already a fan or discovering…


Dance Through the Ages

Painterly depictions of dance are some of the most beautiful and beloved works in art history. Famous examples portray this theme through different styles, including history painting, portraiture, and genre scenes. They show mythical figures, aristocrats, and commoners engaged in bodily rhythmic movement, a primordial expression of our humanity. ‘A Dance to the Music of…


TV Docuseries Review: ‘Quarterback’

TV-MA | 8 episodes | Documentary, Sports | 12 July 2023 (USA) The fifth Netflix-produced sports docuseries, “Quarterback” is an eight-episode, 334-minute mixed-bag marathon that will certainly appeal to fans of the three profiled players and devoted NFL followers but will not likely rope in any new converts and may even turn some viewers completely off. The series opens with…


Book Review: ‘H6K ‘Mavis’/H8K ‘Emily’ Versus PB4Y-1/2 Liberator/Privateer: Pacific Theater 1943-45′

Japan’s Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack, believed that once his country started a fight with America, it could last no longer than 18 months. Six months after the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, the Japanese Imperial Navy was decimated at the Battle of Midway and could no longer take the offensive,…


Luxury Automaker Packard Motors Sponsors Miss NTD Beauty Pageant

Packard Motors, the historic luxury automaker, is sponsoring the Miss New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Global Chinese Beauty Pageant, highlighting shared values between the company and the pageant. “Packard comes across as that American gentleman, that American lady with respect, with focus on good, truthful, and righteous values,” Packard Motor Company owner Scott Andrews told NTD…