Archive for November, 2010
By Adam Leipzig
Good morning, class. Today we’ll talk about language.
Let’s compare these two passages. They are both from a recent edition of the LA Times. Our question is, Why can we describe food better than we can describe a movie?
Example 1:
“Fried pigs' ears are on the menu too, cut like thick fries, crunchy and cu
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By Engi Wassef
When we read about Afghan women who burn themselves, as the New York Times reported this week, many hearts were moved. I think anyone, woman or man, Middle Eastern or not, is deeply disturbed by those women’s stories. That initial reaction is just the human me. Then there’s the reaction of the Middle Eastern, woman me, who
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By Adam Leipzig
Monday, November 8, 2010: I am feeling that it is terrible to be a human being as I read the New York Times. Afghan women burning themselves. The DEA sending an American to Pakistan who ends up being a planner for the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
Then in the Arts section I see this photo by Julieta Cervantes.
And tha
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By Adam Leipzig
We awake this morning to mid-term election results, and I’m sure you’re wondering what happens next. But the real question is more basic: How much do you trust democracy?
Or to put it in theatre-terms, How much do you trust the audience?
Last week I wrote about ancient Athens and explained how the invention of t
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