Burlesque Theater has been around in some form or enough for centuries. It peaked in England during the Victorian period and were often pastiches and parodies of popular songs and opera arias. By the time a Brit troupe visited NY at the end of the 19th Century New York, burlesque shows soon incorporated elements of … Continue reading
Sixteen character actors …. many of which you will (think you) recognize from countless movies and TV shows … talk disarmingly frank on camera on how tough it is to make anything approaching a living wage from their chosen profession.Without exception, all of them admitted to being a wee bit mad as a reason that … Continue reading
The overriding feeling one gets after viewing Eugene Jarecki’s powerfully disturbing prize-winning documentary about the ‘War on Drugs’ is a such a huge sense of denial. We may not have been aware of every fine line of detail that Jarecki includes in his far-reaching research but we are all aware of the problem to some … Continue reading
79 year 0ld Rose Hartman has a reputation as an iconic photographer for her stunning intimate photographs of the famous celebrities and fashion legends that she has been shooting for over the past three decades. She also has a very definite reputation with practically everyone who knows her as being a throughly unpleasant pushy person for reasons … Continue reading
This is the story of a charming and selfless information prodigy that strived to use his talent to make this a freer and better world for which he ended up paying for with his life. Aaron Swartz was born in Chicago, the middle son, of successful middle-class Jewish parents. Inquisitive from birth, he taught himself … Continue reading