128 stories by "CultureFuture"
I'm a sucker for a pretty speech. And God damn if I didn't get sucked into this when I saw it in the "Related Videos" on YouTube:He's the reason I bought a hat like that when I was a kid.
It turns out, that if you missed There They Were, you have another chance -- the solo performance show Going Stag on October 3rd at the Connelly Theater!
James Monaco'sTHERE THEY WEREThis is my fourth time seeing some iteration of James Monaco's work, and I feel absolutely no guilt in calling him one of the greatest storytellers in the world …
Evan Watkins' and Andrew Farmer'sQUEEN OF THE MAYIt's already closed -- twice now -- but because it was an excellent piece of work, I feel it's necessary to write my thoughts upon it, becaus…
Pipeline Theatre CompanyFELIX + THE DILIGENCESeptember 24th through October 8th(tickets)When actors come off the stage after a show, look me in the eye, and tell me they know exactly how muc…
99Seats hits it right on the money:Everything you want to know is contained in this right here, every single thing that's wrong with our theatre, the state of playwriting and why puppies die…
Here's an interesting story (h/t Howard Sherman):Mayor Rob Ford is planning a major overhaul of City Hall arts funding that would increase grants for cultural groups and slash art programs r…
THINGS LEFT BEHIND: ARTIFACTSMy theater company discussed all the different ways we remember loss. "Eulogies" are typically the created responses; just as affecting are the memorials that ar…
Presented without comment, someone who deeply cared: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cSeptember 11, 2001www.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor &a…
The day is here. I don't have very much to say personally about the day, but I would like to share this glimpse at what could have been.When I came to New York shortly after 9-11. I found ou…
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…
The Onion gets in some bitter truth:Nation Would Rather Think About 9/11 Than Anything From Subsequent 10 Years
My 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…
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 gained a…
My 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…
"[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…
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 …
"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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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 …
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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'…
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…
