Tag: journalism
Donald’s Fear-Mongering Murdered 200,000 Americans
Yes, it's true. Because all along, Donald Trump knew what was going to happen. And still, he let all of them die.
Can Art Drive Change on Climate Change? Ask Alexis Rockman
Come to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, for an evening with artist Alexis Rockman and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Abel of the Boston Globe.
‘Stranger’ Days: Remembering the Penelope Ashe Hoax
How 24 newspaper writers teamed up 50 years ago to create the sex-soaked novel "Naked Came the Stranger."
Sackler, Altria, MacArthur: Ethical Quicksand in Big Philanthropy
Is our collective conscience bothered before we accept the gift or after the public outcry?
Another Crash, Another Arts Funding Downward Spiral?
We're not being alarmist. The signs are already there.
Living the Theater of the Absurd
The symptoms of this pathology begin with malevolent myth and end, inevitably, in violence.
In ‘Network’ on Broadway, Design Battles Howard Beale
Played by a craggy, and mesmerizing Bryan Cranston, he's not going to take it anymore.
Jamal Khashoggi and the Death of American Decency
Action with dark or selfish intent is troubling. Indifference in the face of injustice is evil.
Why Deana Lawson, Artist, Silenced Steven Nelson, Scholar
To defend her brand, an artist silenced a scholarly critique of her work. Why you should be terrified.
Is the President Guilty Until Proven Guiltier? Or Indictable?
We accepted long ago that the skill sets sought in a president lend themselves to moral lapses and casual corruption.
2017 Politics Got You Down? Let William Dean Howells Be Your...
Nationalistic rhetoric, fear of immigrants, police killings of citizens? How the Haymarket case reflects 2017 politics.
I Was Haunted by Kent State Then. It’s Worse Now.
It's not because of the Second Amendment. It’s because of the NRA.
This Is Aurin Squire: From Side Jobs to “This Is Us”
The life of a playwright has many upsides: the high that comes from immersing yourself in your characters, the joy of being part of...
Theater Critic Helen Shaw: Monster in the Audience
"We prepare and experience and think and respond, but know? I don't know anything."
“Elite” Is Not a Dirty Word
Elitism is the only thing that can save the democratic world order.
The De Wolfe Questionnaire: Jennifer Stahl, Dance Magazine
The Editor in Chief of Dance Magazine on authors, family and changing to running shoes.
Sarah Palin’s Gift to America: Our Incoherent President
How could a barely literate person get in the White House? Two words: Sarah Palin.
Defining Diversity Down: The Meaning of Jesse Green
In an article in Exeunt Magazine (featuring, among others, CFR contributor Martha Wade Steketee), there's a thoughtful roundtable that gently laments the hiring of...
Alex Mohajer: Bros4America and the Truth Behind Trump
A podcast with HuffPo's Alex Mohajer on his advocacy group and Trump's legitimacy.