The Merry Wives of Windsor
Setting: The living room. Tony sits on one couch engrossed in the last pages of the final book in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Final Architecture” series (which he highly recommends!). Michael enters from the kitchen, holding a bowl of fried rice, and sits on the 2nd couch opposite him. Michael: Should we talk about The Merry Wives […]
Put Your House in Order
One of the best things about zombie apocalypse movies (or plays) is getting to watch how human beings react to the complete breakdown of society. It’s what makes sci-fi, fantasy and horror genres powerful – their ability to use outrageously fictitious circumstances to reveal something true or insightful about the human experience. On this level, […]
What You Are
I have fond memories from my childhood of spending time at my grandparent’s homes. We lived just a few blocks from both sets of grandparents, so I’d often walk to one or the other’s house to visit, watch TV, have dinner and occasionally spend the night. On many occasions I’d flop on the sofa and […]
Sister Act – A Review
Scene 1: The Sidewalk Outside Horton Grand Theater It’s the intermission of Sister Act and, the line being unusually longer for the men’s room than for the women’s, Tony has gone outside to vape. Michael joins him. Tony: So, what’d you think? Michael: I really like it. What do you think? Tony: I like it, […]
“Ready or Not…”- They Promised Her the Moon
“Ready or Not…” They Promised Her the Moon, by Laurel Ollstein, tells the story of Jerrie Cobb, one of 12 women who were part of NASA’s astronaut training program in the 1960’s. Despite equaling or outperforming the likes of John Glenn and Alan Shepard during testing, Cobb was not selected to go on any of […]
