Continue Reading Large Numbers of Blossoms If you walk along Portland’s waterfront park right now the wind and rain will often make the air around you twirl with…
Continue Reading Large Numbers I’ll devote this week to large numbers: let’s start with Saturday’s #MarchforOurLives in Portland. Some estimated 12.000 Portlanders came out to protest US gun…
Continue Reading Testing Headscarves This week was devoted to people whose imagination, creativity and engagement make a difference in the world. Theater was my main focus,…
Continue Reading Jewish Theatre Collaborative Oh, do I miss it. JTC, founded in 2008 by Sacha Reich, had a glorious run until it didn’t and decided to…
Continue Reading Our Bodies Our Doctors Two of the things important to me are: a) ways to contribute to political causes that resonate with me and b) to…
Continue Reading Chiflón, the Silence of the Coal Yesterday I introduced a Mexican theatre company that seeks out marginal populations, interacts with them and tells their stories. Today I want…
Continue Reading Rebuilding Small Territories In 1975 I sat on a public bus in Colombia discussing neo-Marxism in general and Antonio Gramsci in particular with my seat…
Continue Reading Intermission It’s been a few rough days, our dog of 15 years died on Saturday. I am giving myself the week off to…
Continue Reading From the Ground up. The last installment of this week’s theme is dedicated to the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. Their marches in the…
Continue Reading Shedding Light Yesterday I had the chance, finally, to see the Marvel movie Black Panther. I cannot recommend it highly enough, for both the way…
