Saturday, September 10, 2011
While I appreciate the value of wearing a ski helmet, I am concerned about the continuing and seemingly inexorable transfer of authority from parents to the state. Not every human problem d…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:20PMWednesday, September 7, 2011
The Onion gets in some bitter truth:Nation Would Rather Think About 9/11 Than Anything From Subsequent 10 Years
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 02:05PMMy previous post was about the over-abundance of eulogizing in the face of 9/11, and of course it continues day by day.Eulogy for ArchitectureThe ones that work the best, for me, are the one…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:55PMTuesday, September 6, 2011
Man, I have to say, there's something I love about this level of dickishness, from Former Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL-ASS):She introduced me to Newt.I said to him, “you look like you’ve gain…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:23PMMy theater company is studying eulogies through our current season: how we commemorate loss, why we tell stories of loss, and what purpose they serve in our society.So it's pretty hard to av…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 03:09PMMonday, September 5, 2011
"[E]yebrows arched at the introduction of David Kensinger, chief of staff to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, the man who defunded the Kansas Arts Commission.'Congratulations on the opening of the…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:29AMSunday, September 4, 2011
I have been rewatching all of Star Trek: the Next Generation. Sometimes, I feel like I'm watching it just so I can understand who I am today. I remember no television show or cultural event …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:41PMSaturday, September 3, 2011
"Everybody has been led to believe over the years that AAA means AAA means AAA across the board," Gregory W. Smith, the general counsel for the Public Employees' Retirement Association of Co…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:47AMThursday, August 25, 2011
Some fun to take your mind off hurricanes:Keynes and Hayek in a rap battle. Or two.DANCE BEATS SOCCER! (in Scotland, at least)Strange tactics in intelligence:The NYPD is doing CIA dirty work…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:49PMTuesday, August 23, 2011
When we talk about aesthetics in this industry, I feel like we spend so much time and energy on the trapping of style and presentation and never talk about content, about the work. We define…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:11PMThursday, August 18, 2011
Okay, I really did think I was going to go on hiatus. But something about not "needing" to blog anymore made me really want to blog. I can't tear myself away -- I'm just going to have to pla…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:48PM(the post which is about to follow acknowledges the existence of sex, and of premature ejaculation. If you haven't been through a sixth grade sex ed course yet, you should go read that befor…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 05:48PMSunday, August 14, 2011
Hi all,
I'm going on a temporary hiatus right now from blogging. Not because I'm too busy to post, or because I've got something more important than you. Not at all! I am, in fact, finally …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 04:50PMFriday, August 12, 2011
Compare this:
With this:
Both Hillary and Romney are defending their point with half-truths.
In Hillary's case, it's a lack of distinction between different kinds of lobbyists -- she'…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:10AMThursday, August 11, 2011
This is apparently Chris Wilkinson's last blog post at the Guardian Online's theatre blog, and I'd like to wave him goodbye and wish him luck in future endeavors (endeavours!). His voice has…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 06:59PMWednesday, August 10, 2011
Well, someone found some way of tackling that question that never would have dawned on me. Here's Matt Freeman comparing it to torture, overturning Roe v. Wade, and slapping actors while the…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 03:06PMMonday, August 8, 2011
Seriously, why do we hand programs to the audience? Okay, so we want them to know who is in the show. And have something to look at during that awkward ten minutes while waiting for things.
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SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:32AMDavid Fox asked it. Isaac asked it.
All I can say is that honestly, I wish I had ever felt strongly enough in a show to boo. I recently saw a show at Lincoln Center Festival that ranked amon…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:52AMThursday, August 4, 2011
A torture suit against a member of the Bush administration (Donald Rumsfeld) has been allowed to proceed for the first time. This is very, very important.The Supreme Court sets a high bar fo…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:16PMThanks to everyone who answered my questions about actor's unions worldwide, and their relationship to Fringe Theater. If you recall, my original question was driven because Chris Wilkinson …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 02:09PMWednesday, August 3, 2011
Scott Walters has a great post up about the NEA's focus on "excellence" and how it perpetuates certain biases in the granting process:When I consulted the NEA as to why my own "Our Town" gra…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:34PMTuesday, August 2, 2011
If you ain't seen the new Auto-tune the News, here it is:It may be Christian, but I couldn't help thinking how Greek that prayer is -- appealing on the Lord for thanks for these possessions …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 09:46AMMonday, August 1, 2011
As usual, my advice to you blog readers is that you should check out the things that I work on -- not just because I selfishly want your attention, but because you'll have a better understan…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 02:29PMThis incredible debate between Stephen Fry and Anne Wyddecomb is fantastic. Anne puts up good arguments on behalf of the institution of the Church, but at Stephen Fry's last punch is a real …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:47AMFriday, July 29, 2011
Or, at least, the greatest story-teller I have ever met. Ladies and gentlemen I am pleased to present to you Mr. James Monaco, accompanied by Mr. Jerome Ellis:
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:49AMNYTimes:In the days after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, some workers and mourners at the World Trade Center site seized upon a cross-shaped steel beam found amid the rubble as a symbol …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:18AMWednesday, July 27, 2011
Unfortunately I can't embed, but my friend Spencer Novich is one of the greatest performers I've ever laid eyes on, and I'm proud that he was a core part of the first production I ever creat…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:53PMHopefully I'll get a chance to respond to the money/quality questions that Gus raised, but the article that brought my attention to it also responded to my post laying blame on actors in dan…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 12:43PMZach Braff is apparently the Eric Bogosian of our times. RIP Matt Freeman.(For all the mockery, the B- that Braff has on StageGrade proves that he's at least as capable as the Royal Shakespe…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:40AMHah sorry, made you look. It's in the public domain in the UK, in the context of costumes:Andrew Ainsworth is a Londoner who designed the original Storm Trooper helmets for George Lucas’s …
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 10:14AMTuesday, July 26, 2011
See if you can catch the punchline Jon Stewart deploys that brought a smile to my face:The Daily Show - Armadebtdon 2011 - Nonfiction Captain AmericaGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Politi…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:45AM 
