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Category Archives: Theater
You Too Can Be An Intellectual
I have been reading the Paris Review for as long as I can remember. Although it hasn’t cemented my credentials as an intellectual, I can honestly say that the publication has helped me to become more widely read. Every issue … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Theater, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged George Plimpton, journals, Literature, Poetry
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How We Live Now
Yesterday morning, the Trump regime announced its first budget blueprint and as expected the plan aims to eviscerate programs that support the arts throughout the United States. The proposed budget, which requires Congressional approval, eliminates funding for the National Endowment … Continue reading
No offense to extroverts
if you are an extrovert, please keep an open mind and enjoy this wonderful (somewhat nsfw) spoken word poem from 18 year-old Rabia Kapoor. I always thought of myself as an introvert, but apparently I’m what is now known as … Continue reading
Garden of Earthly Delights
Each June since 2010, the waterways in the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch —aka Den Bosch—have been the venue for one of the Netherland’s most surreal and wonderful events. Inspired by the macabre work of local painter Hieronymus Bosch, local creatives … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Music, Theater, Tourism
Tagged Den Bosch, Hieronymus Bosch, Netherlands, parades
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A NSFW Tour of NYC
Comedian Greg Benson may be from Texas, but he effing loves New York City. His highly condensed, expletive-laden tour of the city hits just enough of the highlights to feel his love for the Big Apple. If you can handle the language, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Film, Theater, Tourism, USA
Tagged Empire State Building, High Line, Lincoln Center, New York City, Statue of Liberty
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It’s a Dismaland after all
Those of us who didn’t get to visit Banksy’s much hyped Dismaland can now get to see just what we missed. This newly released video, “Dismaland–The Official Unofficial Film”, directed by Jamie Brightmore, should more than supply your daily dose … Continue reading
Weeping Angels
Cimetière Père-Lachaise is on everyone’s top ten lists of Paris attractions. Tourist flock to see the stunning funereal architecture, while art and music lovers make solemn pilgrimages to the graves of Chopin, Bizet, Piaf, Proust, Balzac, Delacroix, Oscar Wilde, and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, Music, Theater, Tourism, Writing
Tagged 20th Arrondissement, Paris, Sarah Bernhardt, Seurat
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Welcome to Dismaland
I have never been to the UK seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare; it’s just not the kind of place that usually attracts foreign visitors. But I’d make an exception to visit Banksy’s new Dismaland “theme park”, which opens today for … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, Theater, Tourism
Tagged Banksy, England, Street Art, UK, Weston-super-Mare
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It’s International Dylan Day
No, not Bob; it’s Dylan Thomas Day. Literature Wales has inaugurated the first annual International Dylan Day to honor Wales’ favorite son Dylan Thomas. May 14th was chosen to commemorate the premiere of Thomas’ play “Under the Milk Wood”. Celebrations … Continue reading
Sonnet 27
Two years ago, the New York Shakespeare Exchange launched an ambitious, crowdfunded project to create 154 short films based on Shakespeare Sonnets. The Sonnet Project, which features 154 different actors filmed in 154 different New York City locations, aims to … Continue reading
