Category: Arts

  • Rent (Movie)

    Rent came out while I was in theatre school and many of the songs are charged with my emotions and dreams from back then. Brigitte and I usually would sing the score as we drove from Dayton to Louisville to visit home. It was just long enough for us to cover both CDs plus have […]

  • Why Live Theatre Sucks So Much

    David Schrader hits many nails on their heads: Attending theater felt less and less like going to a rock show, and more and more like eating my cultural vegetables. … Still, contemplating the changing history of performance made one thing clear: The increasing suckiness of theater is largely its own damn fault. … By championing […]

  • Mookie Jam 2005, Body Worlds, Toulouse-Lautrec at Montmarte

    At the cafe. The guy heard me say ‘passionfruit smoothie’ when I’d really said ‘jasmine green tea’. But the smoothie is good so I’m pleased. Teleseminars start next week – got about 50 people in the blogging course. Not sure how many are in the podcasting course. Ran today. Didn’t make it running all the […]

  • Reminder: Andy and Jake Chaperone Carrie's Prom

    Just a reminder that Jake and I are chaperones at the prom for Scarrie!, a musical parody of Carrie created by the nutter-butter David Cerda.

  • Hot Blogger on Blogger Action

    If you’ve ever wanted to see your 2 favorite hot Chicago bloggers liplock – now is your chance! Jake/NoFo and I are guest starring in Hell in a Handbag’s production of Scarrie! this weekend. Cerda wrote the musical which is a spoof of Carrie (I’m thinking I might take the fam to it when they’re […]

  • Book Meme

    1. How many books do you own? Probably in the 200 range right now. I purged many college texts a year ago. I don’t trust people that don’t own books. 2. Last book read? Chain of Command by Sy Hersh and  Hegemony or Survival by Chomsky. Light summer reading. 3. Last book purchased? Hmmm… I […]

  • Popaganda

    Ron English jams pop culture to fantastic effect. More at http://popaganda.com/, including:

  • Take Away His Badge

    I just realized I’m missing the Tony awards. Meh.

  • Female Nudes

    Violentz has some great photo sets. Here’s one from his Female Nudes group.

  • Creativity and Perfectionism

    A brief rant on perfectionism and virtuosity. MP3 File