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Brooklyn, New York
As Congress argues about whether, Please Sir, May We Have More Gruel? let’s not forget about who is really important here.
Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci in a dead-on satire of “We Are The World” type celebrity videos.
Warning: Language Not Suitable For Work.
More At: Garfunkel And Oates

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Here’s the audio version of my commentary on Shakespeare’s King John, which I recorded for Arts Express on WBAI NY radio and Pacifica affiliates across the country..
It’s one of the least known of Shakespeare’s plays, but no less a writer than George Orwell said about it, “When I saw it acted, what with its intrigues and double crossings, non-aggression pacts, quislings, people changing sides in the middle of a battle, and what-not, it seemed to me extraordinarily up to date.”
To listen, click on the triangle or mp3 link above.
Monday morning, Dion, now pushing 80 years old, sings “Here in America,” his moving tribute to Sam Cooke, with whom Dion toured. The harmonies by the unseen Paul Simon raise it to a whole other level.
More at Dion

It’s here! The August issue of the Arts Express Newsletter. Eighteen full color pages!
Highlights include:
* Prairie Miller interviews legendary journalist Peter Arnett who talks about meeting Osama Bin Laden and trying to report the truth about the Vietnam War.
*A portfolio of the haunting photographs of Antony Zacharias
*Dennis Broe reviews Spike Lee’s new film about Vietnam veterans, Da Bloods
*Our staff and listeners weigh in with their Summer Reading Picks.
*Plus The Guest List, News and Gossip, and more!
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