Published inCounter ArtsWhen Divine Light Comes CallingHow an album of baroque music from Wynton Marsalis & Kathleen Battle triggered the equivalent of heaven on earth.Oct 23A response icon25Oct 23A response icon25
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeWhy Jamie Lee Curtis Is Still Not Dead YetStalked, attacked, and killed twice in ‘Halloween’ the actor and other seniors have found new life by reinventing themselvesOct 13A response icon15Oct 13A response icon15
Published inHuman PartsThat Feeling You Get When You Realize You’re Being WatchedHow a telling moment in ’Out of Africa’ echoed in my life, calling to mind the impact of three longtime friends.Sep 30A response icon21Sep 30A response icon21
Published inCounter ArtsWhat Would Butch & Sundance Say About the Trouble We’re In?As America wrestles with polarization, we can learn a lot from the films of Robert Redford about who we are and where we’re heading.Sep 27A response icon2Sep 27A response icon2
Published inCounter Arts‘Hamilton’ and the Rise of the Cheeky AmericanThe hip-hop musical finally makes it to the big screen. But will it be enough to bring heart to an increasingly heartless America?Sep 13A response icon4Sep 13A response icon4
Published inCounter ArtsWhy the Slut-Shaming of Jack Kerouac’s Black Lover Still MattersAfter the writer trashed her in a novel, Alene Lee found revenge in an anonymity that stands as a cautionary tale for today’s America.Aug 22A response icon51Aug 22A response icon51
Published inRainbow SaladBad Jeans — A Short Story. Part 2Turnabout is fair play in the conclusion of this romp through the zeitgeist as advertising meets pimpery & a dead pedophile’s client list.Aug 12A response icon6Aug 12A response icon6
Published inRainbow SaladBad Jeans — A Short Story. Part OneIn this hocus-pocus romp through the current zeitgeist, a couple in love tries to overcome a broken promise and a case of foxy jeans.Aug 7A response icon9Aug 7A response icon9
Published inCounter ArtsThis Looks Like a Job for Superman, Jesus, and Arthur AsheHow an airplane, a tennis match, and a day playing golf unleashed the super power anyone can have.Jul 21A response icon14Jul 21A response icon14
Published inCounter ArtsThe Untold Truth about the ‘Slave Mistress’ Ancestor of Civil Rights Legend Julian BondThough some would prefer to ignore it, now is the perfect time to remember America’s complicated racial history.Jun 21A response icon19Jun 21A response icon19