Remembering St. Nick’s Pub
I receive a text from a friend, “St Nick’s pub burnt down”. I respond as only one does… wtf!!!
Category: In the News
How Much is Too Much… Facebook at 10
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Dinner with Baraka
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Remembering Sarah Baartman and the Rented Negro
On June 6th, 3 Black women stood in New York’s Union Square holding signs that read,” You can touch my hair.” The photos were posted across social media and debated in the days to follow. (#youcantouchmyhair) In 1810, Sarah Baartman stood on display while her buttocks and other parts of her barely covered body, were...
Remembering Sarah Baartman and the Rented Negro
On June 6th, 3 Black women stood in New York’s Union Square holding signs that read,” You can touch my hair.” The photos were posted across social media and debated in the days to follow. (#youcantouchmyhair)In 1810, Sarah Baartman stood on display while her buttocks and other parts of her barely covered body, were examined...
RE: Charles Isherwood and the Sputtering Starlet (NyTimes Artsbeat – Theater Talkback)
The craft of acting is to be taken seriously for those who can only dream of one thorough role a year, or every couple years – it is the difference, for example, between the original Millennium Series in Swedish and the Hollywood re-make. It is talent and stamina. Mind and body – putting one’s energy...
RE: Charles Isherwood and the Sputtering Starlet (NyTimes Artsbeat – Theater Talkback)
The craft of acting is to be taken seriously for those who can only dream of one thorough role a year, or every couple years – it is the difference, for example, between the original Millennium Series in Swedish and the Hollywood re-make. It is talent and stamina. Mind and body – putting one’s energy...
The Artist-Parent-Parent-Artist Balance…
In a January blog for The Public Theatre, J.Julian Christopher touched on his experience as an artist making ends meet through freelance work and then balancing his creative life once attaining a position in Academia (a wish for many artists not wanting a “9 to 5”). He wrote about his regimen for maintaining that “work-creative...
Harlem WHA!… 21st Century Blackface
All this talk of Yahoo and Mommy-life, I completely missed the “Harlem Shake” business over the last few weeks. I actually ignored a suggestion from YouTube that I watch a Harlem Shake Video… It looked pretty silly to me. But after running across a Melissa Harris-Perry link, I checked it out… (beat) Seriously… (clearing throat)...
Harlem WHA!… 21st Century Blackface
All this talk of Yahoo and Mommy-life, I completely missed the “Harlem Shake” business over the last few weeks. I actually ignored a suggestion from YouTube that I watch a Harlem Shake Video… It looked pretty silly to me. But after running across a Melissa Harris-Perry link, I checked it out… (beat) Seriously… (clearing throat)...