King Lear: Apocalypse Now

This week, it’s 460 years since the birth of Shakespeare, and since we are living in what can only be termed apocalyptic times, it might be fitting to take a look at the most apocalyptic of Shakespeare’s plays, King Lear. Let’s call this episode of my continuing series,“Shakespeare Without Tears,” King Lear: Apocalypse Now.

Click on the triangle or mp3 link above to hear my commentary as broadcast today on WBAI-FM and Pacifica stations across the nation.

Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story

Asian-American photographer Corky Lee used to carry a business card with him which read, “Corky Lee the undisputed, unofficial Asian-American photographer laureate.” And undisputed, was right: his fifty plus years of documenting Asian-American life in photographs, and his knack for being in the right place at the right time, made him a cultural hero to millions of Asian Americans, particularly in New York City.

A recent film documentary about Corky Lee, called Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story is now in release, and I was happy to have as our guest on Arts Express radio, the director of Photographic Justice, Jennifer Takaki.

Click on the small triangle or mp3 link above to hear my interview with Jennifer Takaki as heard on the Arts Express radio program, broadcast today on WBAI-FM NYC and Pacifica stations across the nation.

Blowin’ Down This Road (I Ain’t Going To Be Treated This Way)

Monday morning, Woody Guthrie lays out his requirements. “Your $2 shoe hurts my feet, Lord, Lord, and I ain’t going to be treated this a-way.”

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Ricky Gervais Hilarious Golden Globe Monologue 2020

It was his last time doing it, so he just let it all hang out. It was the year Felicity Huffman was charged with bribing college officials to get her child into college, and Jeffrey Epstein became a household name. Not Suitable For Work.

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