The Dance a Coup Couldn’t CancelThe White House’s first wave of assaults on government-funded programs left many defunct or disabled. But at least one group managed to…Feb 201Feb 201
The Second Coming: Loie Fuller Lives“God said, ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.” — Genesis 1:3 “Edison’s here to stay.” — The Bee Gees “We don’t know what light is…Jan 20Jan 20
Hip-Hop Conquers K-PopJapan Society’s Contemporary Dance Festival offered a gender sandwich Saturday night, reflecting some of the current cultural turmoil in…Jan 13Jan 13
Future News: The End of PlasticLast night I had the strangest dream Clear and yet fantastic I dreamed the the world had all agreed To put an end to plastic.Jan 82Jan 82
Truth and TinselIf you want to test the authenticity of a performing artist, one place to look is the cutting room floor — in the outtakes. This is the…Dec 11, 20243Dec 11, 20243
What Would Kahane Do?Back in the Day, I worked in a New York TV newsroom where “if it bled, it led.” During the late Sixties and early Seventies, one of our…Dec 5, 20242Dec 5, 20242
The Elephant of GazaAn “elephant in the room” means a subject everyone is afraid to talk about, but which is too big and important to go away. On Manhattan’s…Sep 11, 20243Sep 11, 20243
The Israel Lobby and UsColumbia University’s Law Review was taken offline Monday after its editors published an article that said Palestinians are living under a…Jun 6, 202412Jun 6, 202412
Columbia 3: The People’s GraduationMore than a thousand students, faculty, parents and guests gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine today for a “People’s…May 16, 20241May 16, 20241
Columbia 2: The Moral High GroundLast night’s bust at Columbia University was the police equivalent of the Powell Doctrine in war —The application of overwhelming force to…May 1, 20244May 1, 20244
