Yes, I participated in 8 (2-minute, 1-minute?) heats at the Arthur Murray Dance Showcase yesterday. The whole day and night adventure was great fun. The risk to dance as a newcomer paid off in supreme enjoyment of the well-organized spectacle–watching … Continue reading →
As the day job beckons, I’ll quickly give some links to stories at Democracy Now from this morning of March 20 — 10 year anniversary of the Iraq War shock and awe bombardment (after the “gulf war” and 13 years … Continue reading →
. . . in the face of rejection. Yes, the editors of the Times They Were A Changing: Women Remember the Sixties and Seventies anthology rejected my essay “Radical Feminism and Me.” It’s a good opportunity now to workshop the … Continue reading →
I just read an article in The Nation by Katha Pollitt (March 4, 2012 issue) that ends like this: “… I don’t understand how anyone can see this much-praised movie as ambiguous on the torture question. The movie says torture … Continue reading →
I guess this is the spot, that, if I were to become a blogger, I would write. To you. To whomever is paying attention. The title of this blog could be “Daily Passion.” (nice tie-in with my book title) Dance … Continue reading →