Archive for August, 2011
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Working Girls: Cate Blanchett in “Uncle Vanya,” The Kennedy Center. August 6, 2011
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsShe was an excellent Yelena because her ambition and unvanquished aura of health have found a match playing a woman who cannot die but is aggrieved to live. One worried for her as Hedda Gabler and again as Blanche DuBois... -
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Posted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsI started to read when I was about ten years old. I didn’t read children’s books, or fairy tales. I read books that were available to me, which is to say books that were assigned to me in English class... -
Maybe Racism Won’t Kill Me After all
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn recent weeks, I had to spend time in a New England city. I was looking for an apartment. During the search, I reached out to a number of people I hardly knew. One was a middle-aged man I’d had... -
Connie Britton
Posted on August 14, 2011 | 1 CommentI come late to “Friday Night Lights.” So late, in fact, that this most remarkable of television series doesn’t exist anymore, which is perfect in itself: it’s hard to top the inspiration that serials worth watching require to keep going,... -
Glodeane and Barry
Posted on August 7, 2011 | 1 CommentI miss Glodeane. As Barry White’s muse and inspiration for a number of years, the Long Beach, California, native, along with her sister, Linda, developed their skills as vocalists in the church choir before meeting up with their third–Linda Taylor.... -
Polly Platt (1929-2011)
Posted on August 2, 2011 | 1 CommentIn those days, I used to approach potential profile subjects informally. You never know. One such potential subject that interested me was the brilliant Polly Platt. First, I loved the sound of her name–a distinctly American moniker that sounded like...
