In many parts of the world, women’s-rights campaigners – particularly those concerned with reproductive rights and abortion – have embraced the symbolism of The Handmaid’s Tale. Language and iconography from the book and TV series are increasingly prevalent on marches, protests and social media.
Tag: 07.27.18
NYT Theatre Critic Makes Flippant Gender Reference In Review And Gets Pummeled Online
In a review of Head Over Heels, the hybrid Go-Go’s jukebox musical and Elizabethan farcethat opened on Broadway last night, the New York Times’s chief theater critic Ben Brantley misgenders the character of an oracle played by former Drag Racecontestant Peppermint, who happens to be making her debut as the first openly trans woman actor to create a principal role on Broadway.
Licking Our Plate
I see plate-licking almost every day, which delights me because I do the cooking. (I will not consider the possibility that anything in front of this one would be equally licked.) For “plate,” you may substitute “platter,” “bowl,” even “charger.”
Ayn Rand and Libertarianism
FOR most of my life — I was a kid during the Reagan Revolution — I’ve been puzzled by otherwise smart people falling for Libertarianism and Ayn Rand’s brand of freedom snake oil.
What a Beast!
“The Captain” is the best flick I’ve seen in years.If you need to read a review, you might as well read David Edelstein’s. My only demurral is that I see the setup as feral.
Cambodian Classical Dance Revival Takes A Surprising Turn: An All-Gay-Male Troupe
The resurrection of an art form nearly wiped out by the Khmer Rouge has spread from Phnom Penh to Northern California to South Philadelphia. Now a young Cambodian-American has returned to his parents’ homeland to teach other gay men in a genre traditionally danced only by women – and to choreograph new works in the style.