Professor Keating surely pushed the boundaries at Welton Academy, didn’t he? We all know this story, don’t we? It’s fictional, found in the movie The Dead Poet’s Society, but in it we see the courage of teachers who will simply not be confined to soul-sucking constraints, mustn’t we?. Welton is conservative, it’s a … Continue reading Breaking the Rules (Written or Otherwise): Dead Poet’s Society Re-Viewed
"You can never have too much butter – that is my belief. If I have a religion, that's it" Nora Ephron Spotlight: Nora Ephron We already love her. She was born in 1941 and died in 2012. She wrote and directed some of our favorite movies like Heartburn, When Harry Met Sally and You've Got … Continue reading Spotlight: Nora Ephron
"The more I see of men, the more I like dogs." Clara Bow Spotlight: Clara Bow Clara Bow was the IT girl because she was in a movie called It. Since then we still talk about "it" girls in every generation. Sexy, charismatic, fun and often fierce; that is what an It Girl is. She … Continue reading Spotlight: Clara Bow
"I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens." Anne McCaffrey Spotlight: Anne McCaffrey In 1976 a friend came over to the house and gave me a book called Dragonrider. He said, "I think you will like this". My mom picked up the … Continue reading Spotlight: Anne McCaffrey
"I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler." Dorothy Kilgallen Spotlight: Dorothy Kilgallen About ten years ago, Game Show Network began offering reruns of What's My Line? very late at night. This is an old show that ran from 1950 to 1967. It may have been the greatest game show … Continue reading Spotlight: Dorothy Kilgallen
"Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality." Sergei Diaghilev Spotlight: Loie Fuller If you were to take a Modern Dance History class, the teacher would show you a "tree". This tree is made up of branches and shows how each dancer or choreographer is connected to the next … Continue reading Spotlight: Loie Fuller
I came of age in the late 60's/early 70's. So it is crazy to me, with war, wealth, and warming - the three W's - such prominent issues that we don't have more than a smattering of protest - art, music, theater - and little yet that has captured the nation's attention. Bob Dylan has … Continue reading And The Mountains Will Be Barren
"If you want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling -- be an audience." Tallulah Bankhead Spotlight: Tallulah Bankhead If feels that, today, Tallulah Bankhead is mostly forgotten. Yet she was one of the greatest actresses of our time. She had so many facets to her career and life that sometimes we … Continue reading Spotlight: Tallulah Bankhead
This is a copy of the workshop overheads I used for a workshop I facilitated this week about Grateful Living. I love to facilitate these for a number of reasons, one of which is that it reminds me of the many, many things I have to be grateful for. Wishing everyone a wonderful time of … Continue reading Grateful Living Workshop
"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." Chili Davis Jane in Aisle Eight John Prine, the great song writer, has a song called Hello In There. It is a mostly sad song about growing old. At the end of the song, he encourages you, listener, to go on over and say hello in there … Continue reading Jane in Aisle Eight
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