The jury is still out as to whether the South American experiment with decolonization is real revolutionary change or just another version of capitalism dressed up in socialist garb.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dark Water’ by David Stallings
Dark Water is a stylistically powerful production that asks the overriding question,"Do we understanding what we are really doing to our environment and should we care?"
Read More »Theater Review (LA): ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ at Actors Co-op
A game cast, a terrific production and capable direction enrich the Actors Co-op’s revival of Ken Ludwig’s award-winning 1989 farce.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Spouse Calls: Messages from a Military Life’ by Terri Barnes
This is the soft place to rest your head for a moment during the harrowing rides of military life.
Read More »The Homework Monster – Scary for You and Bad for Your Kid’s Health Too
Today it is a different world when it comes to homework. What used to be something we just did ourselves as kids has now morphed into a green-eyed monster (apologies to Shakespeare) which doth mock the meat it feeds upon (namely you and your kids).
Read More »The Arrogance of Certainty (Or, How to Wake Up the Soul)
Letting go of our need to know, to convert others, or to be certain brings us into the present experience, whatever that may be.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Fast Company’ by Carla Ching
A crew of con artists gets into trouble when that fact that they're also a family gets in the way.
Read More »Happy Birthday Twitter!
Happy Birthday to Twitter and the Twitterverse!
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 4: Cefalù and the Winding Road to Taormina
Another day, another duomo? But what beautiful ceramics!
Read More »He’s Not Heavy: Tribute to a Brother
A week later I received a call from Ted. His voice was solemn: “There is bad news and there is good news.”
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