My mother came to this country at the age of six, braving a long steerage boat trip by herself to find the “Goldene Medina.” Her parents had come before her, and landing at Ellis Island, she came through the golden door of the country to find her way. An unaccompanied …
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Anxiety Stew,’ New Musical About Food Anxieties by David Kelly
Solid performances don't rescue this sequence of disconnected musical numbers sung by characters suffering from fanciful ailments.
Read More »Trump Tweetstorm: A Daily Conversation – June 12, 2018
Welcome back to the Daily Trump Tweetstorm on Blogcritics. Mark Sanford has been very unhelpful to me in my campaign to MAGA. He is MIA and nothing but trouble. He is better off in Argentina. I fully endorse Katie Arrington for Congress in SC, a state I love. She is …
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Secret Life of Humans’ by David Byrne
A researcher reveals the wartime secrets of famed naturalist Jacob Bronowski in this intriguing production.
Read More »The Washington Capitals 2018 Stanley Cup Festivities Move into Other Sports Events in D.C.
It was a perfect Saturday afternoon as the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 in baseball. D.C. is expecting huge crowds at Tuesday's parade celebrating the 2018 Stanley Cup victory.
Read More »Celebrity Suicides – We Think We Know Them But We Don’t
This week death by suicide claimed two very famous people – fashion designer Kate Spade and TV personality and chef Anthony Bourdain.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Off-Broadway): ‘She Calls Me Firefly’ by Teresa Lotz
Often one's unconscious explodes into the present, bearing past traumas in the hope of reconciliation and healing. Lotz attempts to realize this in her strong, heartfelt drama. Her attempt is noteworthy, and the exceptional talents of a powerful ensemble with precise, empathetic direction more than bring the production to life.
Read More »Technology and Social Media Addiction: Fact or Fiction?
It’s a source of much debate amongst psychologists and addiction experts: Can a person be addicted to social media? Or to technology in general?
Read More »Trump Tweetstorm – A Daily Conversation with @realdonaldtrump: June 7, 2018
A conversation with President Donald J. Trump. Cool. Well, it’s sort of a conversation. With the President of the United States. Cool. I will daily be posting the previous day’s Trump Tweets with commentary, response, speculation, and truthiness (and fact-checking when appropriate). For me it’s therapy (much needed!) For you, an …
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy: Remembering the Morning of June 6, 1968:
“Some men see the world as it is and ask why; others see the world as it might be and ask why not.” June 6, 1968. The memory is still vivid. I am standing in the incongruously sunny kitchen of my parents’ house getting ready for school. The radio was …
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