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...don’t feel that way at all. Obviously, a lot of stuff we learned in college is not terribly useful, and yet a lot of it is incredibly interesting and helps us understand the world we’ve created, the world that also has been thrust upon us. This is my own project—to try to understand the world that we’re living in. And if that means using Weber or Foucault, that’s fine, that’s helpful.THC: To some extent, this novel is as large...
...Scorpion bowls! I knew it was some scary animal. Yeah, so to me, the Kong brings back memories. It really carries a lot of nostalgia. THC: Do you have a favorite single piece of advice for aspiring journalists?JL: You’re remembered for your highs but relied upon for your averages. So you need to understand how to place your bets so that it works out. It’s like venture capitalism...And maybe the best method is to have a mixed portfolio, low probability but high return. So the book for me is kind of weird...
...even then I thought that that was hilarious… I guess I just see life funny.” In high school, Segel was a state championship basketball player with a slight interest in theater. He acted in his first play after stumbling upon the manuscript of Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story” during a particularly boring art history class. He was intrigued by the part of Jerry, with its challenging 20-page monologue. The play would end up launching his career—Judd Apatow was sitting in the audience. After...
...stiff stays pressed into her skin like brands, and in the process she resolved to kill Frederick before breakfast.Dressed, she left the house, descended the terrace steps, and set out for the stables.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *She paused outside the door of the gardener’s shed, her hand quivering lightly upon the latch. If she opened the door, if she dared to set even one foot across the threshold, the decision would be made, she would do it. She was suddenly aware of the fragrant air, astonishingly heavy and moist for the summer. She heard, as if from a piano, note...
...this statement is hauntingly literal. His most recent one-man production, “Elections and Erections,” currently being performed at the Zero Arrow Theatre, showcases the wry satire and verbal wit that has defined his career. The performance’s unique format, drawing upon drag and cabaret influences, provides a vehicle for the strong political dissent for which many South Africans have been killed.Uys began writing plays criticizing Apartheid while attending college in Cape Town in the 1960s. As a gay man living under a government that criminalized homosexuality, estranged from the white community...