Published inCounter ArtsThe Trashing of Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Sheds a Revealing Light on ‘Conclave’Suddenly the famous football coach has lots of concerned friends. And their attitudes reflect a flaw in the papal selection…May 8A response icon6May 8A response icon6
Published inCounter ArtsMaking History at the Altar of GodThe death of Pope Francis stirs memories of growing up Black and Catholic in the Deep South during segregation — and an old-school bar joke.Apr 26A response icon18Apr 26A response icon18
Published inCounter ArtsIn ‘Othello’ Jake Gyllenhaal Goes After Denzel Washington Like Project 2025 on DEIThere couldn’t be a more relevant time to bring Shakespeare’s play about racism, jealousy, and revenge to Broadway.Mar 28A response icon32Mar 28A response icon32
Published inCrow’s Feet: Life As We AgeIs Being an Older Woman Really as Bad as ‘The Substance’ Claims?The film’s gory argument against trashing women past a certain age and misogyny turned inward is quite powerful. But how true is it?Mar 21A response icon29Mar 21A response icon29
Published inCounter ArtsHow Leontyne Price Beat the OddsIt took a lot more than the gene pool she shares with Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston to turn the opera star into legend.Feb 18A response icon10Feb 18A response icon10
Published inCounter ArtsHow the Photo of a Black Woman Became the Iconic Face of OutrageWhile the United States still has a Black History Month, let’s take a look at an image that transcends time and speaks volumes.Feb 4A response icon17Feb 4A response icon17
Published inCounter Arts‘Greek Lessons’ Can Keep You SaneBefore she won the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, I’d never heard of South Korean writer Han Kang. Now I feel indebted to her.Nov 29, 2024A response icon5Nov 29, 2024A response icon5
Published inBooks Are Our SuperpowerWill This Retelling of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Get Banned Too?Winning the National Book Award may not save Percival Everett’s ‘James’ from those eager to keep race out of the classroom.Nov 23, 2024A response icon2Nov 23, 2024A response icon2
Jake Paul Beats Tyson, But Alex Jones Is the WinnerAs millions focused on Jake Paul & Mike Tyson, Trump gave the InfoWars founder broad oversight power over print & broadcast news.Nov 17, 2024A response icon8Nov 17, 2024A response icon8
Published inCounter ArtsRude Awakenings‘The Great Gatsby’ exposed the dark side of America decades before the 2024 election. But some folks are about to have their eyes opened…Nov 14, 2024A response icon3Nov 14, 2024A response icon3
