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Audience and cast involved in a performance of
Shapiro on Theater
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Up and on your feet in ‘The Fever,’ from Philadelphia International Festival of Arts

An audience participation show can be interpreted several ways.

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Bobble Head caricature of United States president Donald Trump standing between the flags of Mexico and Canada - NAFTA concept - North American Free Trade Agreement
National Interest
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Name the Republican who said: ‘Beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends’

My topic today - Trump's trade war - is admittedly not very sexy, but perhaps I can entice you with an opening anecdote that shows how easily Trump taps his inner ignoramus.

7 years ago

In 11th Hour Theatre Company's world-premiere musical
Shapiro on Theater
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‘Big Red Sun,’ cloudy script, from 11th Hour Theatre Company

A high-school boy realizes that what he knows about his father may not be true.

7 years ago

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In defense of ‘Roseanne’

In our bitterly polarized nation, entertainment — like everything else — seems to split us along political lines.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump sings the national anthem during a
National Interest
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Farce and fakery: Summing up Trump’s ‘Celebration of America’

What a day we just had! Let’s see if I’ve got this right … ...

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Actress Cynthia Nixon attends the premiere of
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

What ‘Sex and the City’ taught me about love, life, and politics

For many reasons, we should stop viewing politicians as our soulmates or as "the one."

7 years ago

In this April 2, 1968 file photo U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-NY, shakes hands with people in a crowd while campaigning for the Democratic party's presidential nomination on a street corner, in Philadelphia. (Warren Winterbottom/AP Photo, File)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

50 years ago today: A memory of RFK

Instead of grounding today’s column in the noisome here and now — where the pathetic tinpot patriot is trying to feed the Philade ...

7 years ago

The constitution of the United States of American with a vintage flag
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump thinks he’s exempt from the laws that govern mere mortals

George Mason, one of our most eloquent Founding Fathers, would be appalled by Donald Trump's banana republic pretensions.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, May 31, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The all-purpose Trump apology — good for all occasions!

Here’s the latest news from the American mudslide: Samantha Bee has apologized for calling Ivanka the C-word. It just so hap ...

7 years ago

San Juan, Puerto Rico in late Sept. 2017. (Justin Auciello)
National Interest
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Gee, why isn’t Trump talking about the new report on Puerto Rico’s death toll?

For reasons that should be obvious to anyone who breathes, Donald Trump has thus far failed to utter or tweet a word about the new study, ...

7 years ago

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WHYY Listening Post: “The Gang Goes to Burholme”

7 years ago

Roseanne Barr attends the Disney/ABC/Freeform 2018 Upfront Party at Tavern on the Green on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Roseanne gets Barred from decent society, and good riddance

When I heard yesterday that trashy racist Roseanne Barr had been summarily tossed into the trash, I wanted to high-five the world. It’s ...

7 years ago

spotlights and reflections on a modern theater stage
Speak Easy
Community

Taking on a creative — and behind the scenes — role in theater

Production management is a special type of artistry, and it requires two outlets of creativity.

7 years ago

 FILE - In this April 2, 1965 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, speaks at a news conference next to John Lewis, to his left, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/William A. Smith, File)
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King, Conversation and Coffee

Some of the world’s greatest moments of social change began with a simple conversation.

7 years ago

A woman from the
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Ballot power: Ireland teaches us how to act like a progressive democracy

Put your hands together for Ireland! On the issue of abortion, this heavily Catholic nation is now officially more enlightened than America’s Republican party.

7 years ago

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