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The Truth Narrative: Ross E. Cheit & Witch Hunts
Last week, in reviewing Netflix’ new docuseries The Outreau Case: A French Nightmare, I brusquely went over a subject near and dear—the...
Apr 5, 20245 min read
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Lost Classics: Norman Mailer's MAIDSTONE
While during his lifetime, his work became more and more critically derided, there has been a resurgence of interest in American...
Jan 12, 20246 min read
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An Actor's Journal- Part 7
I’m still vertical. It’s a low bar for living, but there you are. After this experience—rehearsing for my first stage role in nearly 20...
Sep 1, 20234 min read
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On Joy, Luck, and the Color Purple
Prefatory Note: I acknowledge I can never understand the suffering women have experienced and continue to experience in instances of...
Jul 14, 202311 min read
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Dedications: Writing for Others
I recently got the exciting news that a short play of mine, Approaching the Summer Sun, is slated for publication in the first issue of...
Jun 16, 20235 min read
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David Henry Hwang, pt. 3: Hollywood and Beyond
For this final week of May, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I conclude celebrating my mentor and teacher David Henry...
May 26, 202312 min read
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Not I but Also: Notes from an Age of Madness
This work contemplates, albeit in a slightly deranged way, the events of protest in the United States in the years 2016-2019. It makes no...
Apr 21, 202318 min read
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My Favorite Alice in Wonderland
I remember reading Neal Gabler’s Walt Disney. A magnificent book, supposedly the first to tell of the man’s warts as well as his...
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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Dropping in a Tome
I can remember being as young as six and needing books around me constantly, though I wasn't sure I could read well. I liked books, the...
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Favorites Part 3: Writing
For the next few weeks, I'll be sharing my favorite works of art. These are not necessarily my answers to "What is the best movie/tv...
Nov 25, 20226 min read
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