I’m an open and brutally honest person; it’s easy for me to just talk about things that people probably don’t want to hear or need to know, but I say …
Issue: Volume 63
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Appreciating Actors: We Cannot Live on Applause Alone
It has come to my attention that when an audience appreciates a work of art — in this case, theater — they generally have one response that the artists hear. …
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Soft Science Is a Useless Distinction with Little Value
Often, in normal vernacular, social sciences — especially psychology, sociology, economics, and anthropology — are “soft,” and natural sciences — especially physics, chemistry, and biology — are “hard.” This is …
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The Revolution Will Be Commodified and on Sale at 7/11
If your Twitter feed is anything like mine, I assume most of you have heard about Kendall Jenner’s new Pepsi ad, the one in which she hops onto a generic, …
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Disney’s “First Openly Gay Character” Is Nothing New
I went to see the new, live-action “Beauty and the Beast” on Sunday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s certainly flawed and can never compare to the original, but it …
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Ken Yoder Reed: Writers Read Unique, Mixed Success
Ken Yoder Reed set out to create a memorable experience at last Thursday’s Writers Read — and he succeeded. This was the most unconventional Writers Read I’ve witnessed so far …
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Gary Dop Brings Variety, Accessibility to Writer’s Read
Thursday evening started off with a bang — literally. “The hunter, my father, a Marine, pops two shots / at a young buck from too far.” These lines begin “A …