Dateline: Los Angeles County
Weblog: purpletigressrose.blogspot.com
Articles: 191
Former theater critic for the LA Weekly and Los Angeles Times . For the last five years, an editing slave at a dot-com but recently laid off. Currently an under-employed freelance writer and artist.
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Theater Review (LA): Spring Awakening
Like Disney's "High School Musical" series, this Tony-award winner proved that musicals can attract a new, young audience.
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Theater Review (LA): The Lady with All the Answers
Though entertaining, this play leaves many questions unanswered about Ann Landers, the lady with all the answers.
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Movie Review: A Limited Look at The Universe of Keith Haring
Director Christina Clausen's 90-minute 2008 documentary is filled with love but not enough objectivity.
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Movie Review: Gems from the Eighth Hungarian Film Festival (LA)
Hungary is producing some wonderful movies well-worth seeing. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Movie Review: The Tree of Life
This documentary might convince you to trace your roots, but otherwise has very little to say.
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Movie Review: Breakfast with Scot Is a Little Syrupy, But Satisfying
This gay-themed film has warm, appealing performances and a sweet lesson.
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My Yahoo! Years, Part 5: Branding Faux Pas or Branded as Moral Pygmies
Yahoo! lives up to its name and that isn't a good thing in the land of branding.
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My Yahoo! Years, Part 4: Racehorses Run to Death
All for Yahoo!, but Yahoo! for Yahoo!. How Yahoo! gave purple a bad name.
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My Yahoo! Years, Part 3: OSHA and Ergonomics Were Less Important than Ideating
If Yahoo! can't think of their own employees, can they really know what people need or want?
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My Yahoo! Years, Part 2: Health Insurance and Workers Rights
Without national health insurance, companies like Yahoo! use health insurance to chill free speech.
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