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Flint is a cultural dynamo.
Not in the traditional sense, but nevertheless... Many of the comments in criticism of this post emphasize the value of services and cultural amenities. A few hundred square feet in a major city, they argue, trumps a few thousand in Flint, because big cities offer big city amenities. But there's a lot of flash and not much substance to these ...
Posted to Dispatches by blueskiesfalling on June 19, 2009
Hedda Gabler - Adrienne Theatre: Philadelphia (1/13/2009)
After successful all-male versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (renamed R & J for the production) and Moliere’s The Misanthrope, The Mauckingbird Theatre Company continues its vision to perform professional gay-themed plays with their updated lesbian twist on Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler. My partner and I get a bit giddy every ...
Posted to XX Factor by MandyVanDeven on March 30, 2009
Theatre wife and Hated High School
One of the reasons I generally don't read any advice columns is that they generally suck. But two answers here bothered me enough to comment. Firstly, the gentleman with the thespian wife needs to realize that there are a lot of jobs in the theatre genre that do not require one to be on stage. My husband was upset by my stage needs until he ...
Posted to Dear Prudence by jaguarsky on March 29, 2009
Erica Asahan on Pop Corn Popper
Erica Asahan on Pop Corn Popper: Why would you want to go through that hassle? Why not just go to the movie theather and buy yourself a bucket of extra butter on butter with lotsa butter popcorn!? Or get the microwavable poppies>? No, really, none of these gadget is any good in popping corns?
Posted to Shopping by Erica Asahan on April 1, 2008
Re: enough with complaints about the theaters!
Freddie: We live in a community. That community contains other people. Sometimes those people do things that annoy us. But we have to live with them, because other people give life meaning. I mean Jesus on the fucking cross, if I have to hear one more over privileged loser complain about what a travesty it is to hear another stranger whisper, ...
Posted to The Movie Club by ducki3x on January 6, 2008
Jayson Blair & Gerald Boyd
Choke Point - The Play about the downfall of Jayson Blair The fact that there is now a play about Jayson Blair is surprising to some, given the fact that we are some 4 years after the chink in the Time's armor was discovered. When I read about the passing of Gerald Boyd, I felt that here was one of the greatest victims of the Jayson Blair ...
Posted to Press Box by Mullman123 on June 26, 2007
Re: Do Fraysters Care About Broadway?
Hi June, My reaction to your question is...Finally! Somebody from Slate is asking this question, and also providing something of answer as to why theatre is not covered as much in online mags like Slate and Salon. I try to look at online publications as an alternative, but even your question brings up more questions. I would ask you, Do you ...
Posted to Theater by Norfolk1a on June 7, 2007
Do Fraysters Care About Broadway?
One of the problems Slate has when covering Broadway--or theater in general--is that we're a national publication, and theater is essentially a local phenomenon, albeit one seen by many visitors to New York City. Is the local nature of theater what prevents it from becoming a more widely discussed and debated art form? It reminds me of hockey's ...
Posted to Theater by JuneThomas on June 7, 2007