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At Capacity--Scene 17: An awkward phone call
Mark suggests that Cassie make a phone call that could change things quite a bit.
Artists I admire: The actresses of Mad Men
From my perspective, the show started off slow, but then picked up speed as the seasons have unfolded. I understand that the primary focus of the series is on Don Draper, followed by the story of Peggy Olson, but in my humble opinion, the women of the show make it the most interesting.
When corporations might help instead of hurt
The point I take up today is inspired by an article from The New York Times, "Major Companies Press North Carolina on Law Curbing Protections From Bias". I highlight this article because it reveals something very interesting about who may actually have the power to change what happened in North Carolina: Bank of America and other large corporations that have chosen to headquarter themselves in there.
At Capacity--Scene 16: Sort of coming to
Steve finds a way to begin communicating with Julia.
Artists I admire: The actors and director for A Raisin in the Sun at Brooklyn High School of the Arts
The highlight of the evening for me came when Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School took the stage with excerpts from their production of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry directed by Lisanne Shaffer. I teach this play at least once a year in a course at NYU, sometimes more, but I've only seen it once in performance. I think the story of the Younger family has the potential to resonate for people across a variety of communities because it deals very specifically with class differences while also revealing the struggles of an African American family in Chicago in the 1950s.