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  • maybe we need to stop for a minute

    NPR’s Ann Powers makes a lot more sense of out the Cyrus video than I was able to in this insightful, if long, article from last week. Take this byte for example: …when the…

  • unicorn power

    First Friday Scranton July 2013

  • if you never fail, you’re not trying hard enough

    Love this essay. This is why I’d rather insist on taking chances, on always working to instigate the new unknown let’s just try it and see what happens, than fall back on what I…

  • gender representation in mass media: it does matter

    “What were in effect doing is training children to see that women and girls are less important than men and boys. Were training them to perceive that women take up only 17 percent of…

  • why not? freakin’ brilliant experiment

    Really enjoying the results of Kristoffer Diaz’s #freescenes experiment. This is the difference between you (read me) and a Pulitzer Prize-losing playwright. 😉 The backstory is here. The text of the scene is here.…

  • manifesto for artists in an age of austerity

    “In 2011, the Modes of practice symposium held in Stoke on Trent explored contexts and professional sensibilities for artists ‘in an age of austerity’. A manifesto was drawn up by artists and arts workers…

  • does beauty of character still count?

    Cleopatra’s allure had little to do with her physical appearance and a lot to do with her intellect, character and, apparently, the tone of her voice. When you consider how deeply involved both Caesar…

  • Wanda in Rachel Kushner’s The Flamethrowers

    Reno describes the 3 am movie. (It is Barbara Loden’s Wanda): A baby crying in the arms of a woman whose face was puffy from sleep. Her hair matted and pillow dented. The scene…

  • something stinks in the USA

    Discarded air freshener. Lackawanna Ave., Scranton