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Vanessa Severo stars as Frida Kahlo in her one-woman play, “Frida...A Self Portrait” at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. Zach Rosing Share Actress-playwright Vanessa Severo didn’t know much about ...

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Riad Sattouf’s saga of his parents’ failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation. By Richard Fausset Richard Fausset reported ...