In 1921, Luigi Pirandello wrote the play “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” A half-dozen actors show up in the theater as incomplete characters looking for someone to finish their stories. In this absurdist masterpiece, the completion they find … [Continue reading]
Many who watched Frontline’s The United States of Secrets (May 13 and 20, 2014 on PBS) did so wanting to learn what happened before Edward Snowden’s massive disclosure of documents about the warrantless surveillance of American citizens. It was … [Continue reading]
Your negative space is as important as what you choose to fill it with. Negative: “Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.” (Oxford English Dictionary) It supports and … [Continue reading]
Recent weeks and months have provided several reminders of how often people lie with their jobs. Priests, lawyers, policemen, doctors, parking enforcers, tax collectors: guardians of ethical and lawful behavior, with power that comes from standing … [Continue reading]
Snow. Snow. More snow. Disasters can bring out the best in people, but our wintry circumstances here in The City That Loves You Back have not gotten that bad yet. We’ve not had that much snow in Philadelphia. But while “record-breaking” … [Continue reading]
