Celebrating in these difficult times is hard. We’re still in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic. Thankfully, vaccines are being approved and the beginning
Category: Literature/Arts/Film
Educated: A painful, honest memoir of family vs. self
A simple description of Tara Westover’s “Educated” would be that is a memoir of a childhood and young adult years in a fundamentalist Mormon
Why they quit: Arts & Humanities Council’s letter of resignation [plus hidden message]
Donald Trump’s embrace of neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups has alienated yet another of his showpiece “advisory” councils. All 17 members of
Atomic Homefront: The feel-bad movie of the year
The director of Atomic Homefront calls her documentary “the feel-bad movie of the year.” That’s how Rebecca Camissa described it at a special advance
Loving Hamilton doesn’t make you progressive
We are rapidly approaching Oscar season, so anticipate a wave of think-pieces dedicated to their cultural significance. I decided to preempt them with a
Moonlight: Powerful, quiet, heartbreaking movie
The newly released movie Moonlight is a very quiet film with a powerful impact. It’s absorbing, thought-provoking and emotionally exhausting, with performances that are
Half of a Yellow Sun: The story of a war Americans hardly remember — Biafra
“Half of a Yellow Sun” is a difficult novel to read, but well worth the effort. It’s not difficult in the sense that you’ll
Bob Roberts: A 1992 movie that predicted Donald Trump
The 1992 movie “Bob Roberts” offers an uncannily prescient, satirical look at a candidacy much like Donald Trump’s. Written, directed by and starring Tim
Donald Trump is Max Bialystok
Donald Trump declared an eye-popping, one-year loss of $916 million on his 1995 federal tax return. Sound like something you once saw on Broadway
Direct Drive: When art is politically controversial
I’ve often been told that writers write in order to figure things out.That is definitely the case with this piece, in which I feel