9 April, 2016

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Joni Mitchell: Taming the Tiger James Baldwin: The Evidence of Things Not Seen

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘what are you doing for others?’”
–Dr. Martin Luther King

2 April, 2016

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Mobb Deep: The Infamous Margo Jefferson: On Michael Jackson

“You got a fast car. I want a ticket to anywhere, maybe we can make a deal.”
–Tracy Chapman, Fast Car

26 March, 2016

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2Pac and Outlawz: Still I Rise Regina Taylor: Crowns

“Trouble, oh trouble set me free. I have seen your face and it’s too much, too much for me”  
–Cat Stevens, Trouble

Surviving the first Episode

So I watched Umlilo Season 3, Ep 1. At first, I could only see the problems and the terrible disjuncture between what I saw in my head when I wrote it and what was on screen (even if it was better on screen.) But then I relaxed and enjoyed it . . .

In any case, in case you missed it, here are the top 5 best moments. (I love the shit these marketing people come up with.)  Check it out.

 

19 March, 2016

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Cat Stevens: Mona Bone Jakon Adrienne Kennedy: Adrienne Kennedy Reader

“The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.”
–Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

12 March, 2016

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Joanna Ampil, David Burt, Steve Balsamo, Zubin Varla and Andrew Lloyd Webber: Jesus Christ Superstar Stephen Adly Guirgis: Between Riverside and Crazy

“People say walking on water is a miracle, but to me walking peacefully on earth is the real miracle.”
–Thich Nhat Hanh