December 2010
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
That is a direct quote from the first Amendment of the Constitution, guaranteeing Americans’ rights to practice whatever...
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Obama's Tax Vision and a Joad-ian Democracy →
“Nearly 75 years later, Barack Obama, everyone around him in the White House and the kind of Democrats who migrate to Washington seem stuck in some sort of Ma Joad idea of the American economy.”
Daniel Henninger’s recent article about Obama’s reinforced tax ideals, mostly attacking the wealthiest 2% of Americans, is highly reminiscent of more than a few speeches from The...
Dorothea Lange discusses her photos →
Round One
Last night began the arduous series of callbacks. Not auditioning for any shows ever obviously barred me from attending previous callbacks, so this was my first experience soaking in the nervous energy of Life Hall on a very lively Sunday.
I arrived at callbacks at 3:30, completely unsure of my role in the process. Would I be allowed to comment, to give my opinion and judge my fellow peers? This...
“Callbacks begin this Sunday. I will be documenting my experience, leaving out...”
Geaux Nola!
Survival. Companionship. Rebirth. All terms I could link to Grapes, and as I stand here on the balcony of my hotel on Royal Street in New Orleans I only now understand these words fully.
It’s a Wednesday night and yet the streets are alive with color. The old, cracked and stained facades of the French Quarter are washed in brilliant hues of blue, red and gold light. There is music pouring from...
