Earlier this summer, during the weekend of July 4th, I went to see the play “The Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion. I neglected to write up a response to this show for a long time because I wasn’t entirely sure what would constitute an appropriate response. It’s a play about loss. It’s a [...]
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You’ve Got To *Mean It*
Earlier today I posted the following three notes on twitter regarding my experience this afternoon at the theater:
“Saw Joan Didion’s play, “The Year Of Magical Thinking” this afternoon. It was a very interesting show that demonstrated a wealth of love.”
“Love and loss are so intrinsically linked as to be inseparable–one defines the other. Didion’s play [...]
The "Man in the Mirror."
A friend recently asked me, “Michael Jackson was closer to your generation than mine. Are you grieving the way I grieved for John Lennon? And what of Cobain? Has his music survived?”
The following is my response:
Any one who grew up in the era of Thriller, red nylon jackets, and remembers Michael Jackson once being [...]