Tag: Cairo

by Denise Costello • September 6, 2012

Whiplash River by Lou BerneyWilliam Morrow PaperbacksISBN 978-0-06-211528-7July 10, 2012320 pages Whiplash River is the second of two books in a series by author Lou Berney. The settings for this mystery/thriller are Belize and Egypt, specifically Ambergris Caye near Belize and Cairo, the capital of Egypt. “Shake” Bouchon is a chef who left his crime-filled…

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

by Denise Costello • November 17, 2008

The “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art is worth seeing, even if the ticket price is higher than most art exhibitions and even if you know nothing about Tutankhamun or Egyptian art. It’s just a little sad that most of the objects in the exhibition were…