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Its Convention Month — or, as America Calls It, Hope vs. Hellscape
Next week's GOP convention will offer a post-apocalyptic, dystopian, rage-feared, fear-fueled hellscape vision of the land of the not-free and the home of the craven.
Kamala! Kamala! Kamala!
Poor Mike Pence had better start debate-prepping with Mother! Kamala is going to completely destroy him.
The Wisdom of Theater Elders in COVID Time
These artists remind us of how multivalent the theater is, how many solutions there are to the crises of funding, isolation, censorship and personal voice.
Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
That’s Right, Mr. Trump! You Didn’t Pick the Camel!
Uh, Biden also knows the difference between an elephant and a camel -- and between 1,000 Americans dead every day and 1,000 Americans not dead every day.
Karen Rises as ‘American Carnage’ Smoulders On and On
You remember Fat Nixon's inauguration speech back in 2016, right? We're hearing it again, and every Karen is spontaneously applauding.
Which President Ignored Bounties on Our Murdered Soldiers?
Either the ignoramus president was told the intelligence and did nothing about it or no one on his staff told him. Which sounds worse?
‘Don’t Make Me Come Down There’ — and Other COVID Comedy
On this episode of the Burke's Law podcast, we enjoy those that Trump once called "My generals" giving him a slap-down -- right in his tiny privates.
Artists First? Charting a Future for the American Theater
By the time our theaters reopen, which artists will be left standing? Let us revisit the ancient notion of the acting company.
And I Thought, ‘Something Just Broke’
Systemic change will be difficult until we cut out and complete irradiate the Trumpist cancer from our diseased body politic. So we fight.
Is 2020 Another 1968 — or Civil War?
A Minneapolis cop knelt on the neck of George Floyd neck for eight minutes and 26 seconds. Now Coward Donald, hiding in his bunker, calls for oppression.
Hey, Arts Nonprofits: Words Aren’t Action, Sympathy Isn’t Empathy
Yes, we know you care. Yes, we know you “stand with” Black people. Your words are lovely. Now get away from the keyboard and start taking action.
Post-COVID, How Will Architects Design Museums and Public Spaces?
Four globally recognized architects and three major national museum directors will convene a conversation, on Zoom, on June 4 at 7pm.
Post-COVID Performing Arts: Like a Trip to the Car Wash
Restorationists expect a familiar process will always work: they’re about the car wash. Opportunists look to innovate: they're about getting the car clean.
Just Say Yes to Drugs! We Want Droxy! Even If It Doesn’t Work!
The virus is moving to rural America. Good luck.
An Important Memo From Arts Administrator Linda Richman
To my nonprofit arts fraynd and geshvister: email me, we'll tawk. Don't be a zhhlub and go schnorring for shekels. Don't ask -- yet.
Angry: The Laughably Battered State of America’s Soul
On this week's Burke's Law podcast, we also laughed. A lot. We'll be less angry and laugh more when Trump's American holocaust is finally over.
Mask? What Mask? On Being Free to Infect You and Me
On this episode, we also discuss Tara Reade -- and no, not Tara Reid of drunken exploits and "American Pie" and "Sharknado."
Life Is a Bleach and Then You Die
On Donald Trump's horrifying and deadly prescriptions for how to move America beyond the COVID-19 fake news hoax "crisis."
Dispatches from Dumb Donald’s Death Cult for Cuties
From Trump boot-licker Brian Kemp to MENSA candidate Ron DeSantis to ordinary folk in the Betsy DeVos death cult, it was another week in COVID-19 America.
In COVID-19 America, We All Looked Like Yaks
Even if President Coronavirus became our dictator, he'd be a terrible one because everything he touches dies. Just ask 30,000+ Americans.
Kushner and the Slim Suit Crowd Will Kill Us All
He's the Patrick Bateman of the Trump administration. And you know what that means.
Trump’s ‘Blood On His Hands’ as America Fights the Virus
On this episode of our Burke's Law podcast: The tragedy of COVID-19 deepens, but we are looking ahead to the rebirth of America that is still to come.
The Virus Theme Song: ‘I Have a Car, But Where Is The Road?’
On this podcast: The state of America amidst a pandemic virus, with a president whose stupidity has caused the deaths of who knows how many people.
It’s the End of the World As We Know It…
...and you feel like crap.
Pooper Pants POTUS and Coronavirus: The True Story
Republicans may have been exposed to Coronavirus? Thoughts and prayers! Thoughts and prayers!
Last Sunday We Said, “So Many ‘B’ Candidates, So Little Time”
Remember when Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren hadn't bowed out? Yeah, that was Sunday.
Bernie or Bust! More Debates! Nevada Caucus! Bloombots!
And if you've still never heard the comb story of Amy Klobuchar (where have you been?), now is seriously the moment.
Barra Grant: ‘Miss America’s Ugly Daughter’ No More
It's one thing to grow up, and grow insecure, as the child of a celebrity. It's another thing to transcend it all with forgiveness.
The Confession of Howard McGillin
It's not just actor-playwright Charles Busch offering a revelatory exercise in camp along Off-Broadway right now. Watch his co-star.
Immersive Theater Brings Legendary Nellie Bly Back to Life
Remembering a period of history that was downright cruel, especially in regard to women's health -- and the woman who exposed it all.
One Day, We’ll Need Nuremberg Trials for the GOP Senate
Moscow Mitch and Leningrad Lindsey have altered the co-equal branches of government forever and given America a dictator. What should happen to them?
If Stalin Had a Least-Favorite Musical, Would This Be It?
"The Glorious Death of Comrade What's-His-Name" is based on a 1928 play, "The Suicide," by Nikolai Erdman, who was later exiled to Siberia.
How Duke’s Interdisciplinary Dance MFA Is Delivering
An update on the inaugural class of Duke University’s two-year MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis.
The Week When Adam Schiff Changed (Some of) America
Now on the Burke's Law podcast: In years to come we will want to look back and understand what caused this national cancer called the Republican Party.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Hey, Arts Nonprofits: Words Aren’t Action, Sympathy Isn’t Empathy
Yes, we know you care. Yes, we know you “stand with” Black people. Your words are lovely. Now get away from the keyboard and start taking action.
Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
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RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
