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Edward Simon Cruz

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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Aug 18, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Edward Simon Cruz

    Curtain Call: ‘Topdog/Underdog’ plays its cards right in a thrilling examination of Blackness and brotherhood ‘Topdog/Underdog’ plays its cards right in Steppenwolf production (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone · English

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    The play “Topdog/Underdog” opens on a man named Booth sitting in his room, shuffling three cards and imploring the audience to “watch me close, watch me close now.” His voice bounces as he explains the difference between “winners” and “losers” and demonstrates the three-card monte, which appears to be another card trick but is actually a setup for a scam. Donning red, green and black Jordans, he pivots suavely on one foot, overconfident in his ability to dupe anyone who tests him. The game of th

  2. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Edward Simon Cruz

    Northwestern pilots Campus Reading Program with ‘Vigil’ (opens the original)

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    Brad Zakarin, curriculum director at the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, had already contacted several agents by late January about partnering with authors for the center’s new Campus Reading Program. Then came novelist George Saunders’ latest satire: “Vigil,” which follows an angel’s visit to a dying oil company CEO who refuses to repent for his self-serving actions or acknowledge climate change. Zakarin jumped at the chance to debut the Campus Reading Program with Saunders’ lates

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