Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – An Inspiration “Life is Short, But It’s Very Wide,” said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in response to a question during the recent Conversations with Tyler: [...] January 31, 2016
Maurice Hines Tappin’ Through Life – Sincere and Classy Intended as a tribute to his brother, Gregory, with whom Maurice Hines performed from the age of five – you read that correctly [...] January 29, 2016
A Metaphor in Time Suspended at MoMA Sometimes conceptual art can be off-putting. Sometimes you need a guide, and sometimes even with help, you can find yourself [...] January 27, 2016
The Last Thousand: One School’s Promise in a Nation at War “If even a single student wants to come to school tomorrow, the school should be open.” It’s a thing many of us take for granted, the [...] January 26, 2016
Our Mother’s Brief Affair – Elusive Truth I think we can safely say that there now exists in theater a Linda Lavin character – the smart, caustic, aggravating, urban Jewish [...] January 24, 2016
Street Seens: AuntcestorsReal Reasons for Honorary Titles The question is: “What makes an Aunt a real Aunt?” Since relatives happen largely by accident, being a “blood Aunt” doesn’t [...] January 24, 2016
Fiddler on the Roof – Eternal By now you’ve read half a dozen reviews of the most recent Broadway revival of Fidder on the Roof. Sometimes critics are not offered [...] January 23, 2016
Sweat – The Aftermath of a Factory Shutdown Factory shutdowns often make headlines, particularly in local newspapers. Yet the human stories behind those closings rarely find their way [...] January 23, 2016