Monthly Archives: March 2025
Monkey Man – Review
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 10th March 2025Monkey Man is a film written (with two co-authors), directed, and produced by British actor Dev Patel, who also stars as the title character. Patel was the young star of Slumdog Millionaire, among other major credits. The movie is an action thriller in the same general neighborhood of the John Wick movies and many of…
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Postoperative Outcomes Following Preweekend Surgery
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 6th March 2025A paper just published by the JAMA Online (it can be downloaded below) shows a small but “significant increase in risk of complications, readmissions, and mortality compared with those treated after the weekend. Further study is needed to understand differences in care that may underpin these observations and ensure that patients receive high-quality care regardless…
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Radio Interview With The Front Row
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 4th March 2025Lubbock’s classical music station is KLZK 105.7. Its program “The Front Row is a weekday program devoted to coverage of the art and cultural community on the South Plains. Host Clint Barrick unpacks the musical, artistic, theatrical, and cultural events offered to the public and interviews the movers and shakers who create, sponsor, and provide…
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Gina Cigna
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd March 2025Gina Cigna (1900-2001) was a dramatic soprano who was prominent during the interwar years. She was born in Angers, France to parents of Italian ancestry. She initially trained as a pianist studying with the renowned pianist Alfred Cortot. In 1921 she married French tenor Maurice Sens who convinced her to turn to singing. In 1927,…
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