Lately I have been obsessing over feminist reframes of historical events and fairy tales. Part of this obsession is rooted…
Greg Gerke’s Secret Life
I’ve long suspected that Greg is up to something. Now I know what it is.
I call it Mr. Steaz
(With a nod to A.D. Jameson for his tireless film work.)…
Feature Friday: “Providence” (1977)
It turns out there’s a very beautiful copy up at YouTube. (I’d been looking for one for a while.) This…
Book of the Hour
It’s the day after the day after the elections and some of that unwarranted liberal relief is still stewing. So…
To live is to act
John Banville writes about the deception of surfaces, about the fragility of knowledge. His characters are, invariably, people who pretend,…
Romney: The Post Fact Future
A Romney Presidency would change America but not only in the way we may think. Yes, Romney may change Medicare,…
The Directed Gaze
The other night I went to see the National Theatre production of Timon of Athens. But I did not go…
Sunday Night Special: Diana Salier, Penny Goring, Chris Dankland
What I Say When You Ask What I’m Up To from Daniel Lichtenberg on Vimeo. Ham & Cheese from Penny…