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Book lovers ought to go crazy for this. (Might be funnier if you know it’s a parody of the Kanye/Jay-Z song "N*ggas in Paris,” but I think it stands on its own if you don’t…
Hooray! Last night, I was finally able to attend a Theater Pub event. As you know, I’ve been a huge fan of these folks since I first heard the phrase “theater in a bar.” Bu…
Kurt Vonnegut explains drama (by Derek Sivers on sivers.org)
My Dinner with Vaclav (by Bennett Fisher on Chatterbox)
Hoo boy. I'm only just now crawling out from under this horrible flu-like thing that everyone seems to have. The one whose main symptom seems to be sapping you of all ambition. I caught it r…
Is Goldstar Killing Small Theatre? (by Ian Walker on SecondWindTheatre)
ACT to revive Mid-Market’s old Strand Theatre (by Stephanie M. Lee on SFGate)
I Dare Us: a Manifesto on the 21st Century Literary Office (by Julie Felise Dubiner on HowlRound)
Poetry FAQ By Wendy MacLeod on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: How do you know what a poem means? You decide what the poem means to you. But you are probably wrong. You are probably mis…
From Submission to Searching: A Paradigm Shift in Connecting Plays and Producers (by Gwydion Suilebhan on HowlRound)
In Case You Missed the Revolution A terrific article by Jason Loewith on “new play theaters”: When a theater invests in the livelihood and artistry of a local writer, it connects…
The Moth Wins MacArthur Award Holy wow! The Moth won a MacArthur Award. From the Foundation’s page, which this linked article links to (not to be meta): Human connection and interactio…
If you read this blog in an RSS feed reader, you might have missed the recent redesign. Navigation moved over to the left, some stuff that used to be orange is now kind of reddish, and there…
As a former Austinite who now lives in the Bay Area, let me just say that this is so goddamn awesome. The greatest movie theater in the world, planning to open up at the New Mission. Yes! (v…
Why Are So Many Literary Writers Technophobic? (by Nathan Bransford on his blog)
Broadway Bound? Matthew Freeman on Mike Daisey: How is it possible that The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs is not Broadway bound? Among its list of accomplishments are inspiring the mos…
I’m not sure who linked to this interview with Jennifer Egan, but I’ve just discovered it, even though it was done about a year ago. It’s pretty terrific, walking you throu…
The State of (New) Play in DC, Part I (by Gwydion Suilebhan on his blog)
How Are Theater Artists Living in the Livable Twin Cities? (by Cory Hinkle on HowlRound)
When we say that we're special, we define artists as "other" or different. By putting artists up on that pedestal, we actually make it harder for our communities to see their value. In an ef…
Jason Grote: How I got a job on ‘Smash’ My twitter pal and fellow Friend of Tom has an article in the LA Times: “Playwrights have years of experience developing characters …
Literary Heirs The NYTimes highlights some cool literary magazines: What distinguishes these 10 is that they're not only intello-chic statements for your side table. They're also really good…
Adam Szymkowicz: I Interview Playwrights Part 426: Josh Koenigsberg: If someone elected me “President Overlord of All Off-Broadway Theater” I would immediately double the amount …
Conversations with Playwrights: Part One Celine Delcayre, PlayGround’s Literary Associate, interviews a bunch of my old PlayGround friends, including Jonathan Luskin, Katie May, Mandy …
The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World Gorgeous photos. I may just take the rest of my life off and go visit every one of these: We can't overestimate the importance of bookstores …
