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American Gods–A Subversive Riff on Religion

Written by diana on June 17, 2017. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on American Gods–A Subversive Riff on Religion

The dual theme of religion and government is an intriguing new exploration for television. American Gods focuses on myths and established religions fighting the new religions of technology and money.

The Wizard of Lies–Decades of Untruth

Written by diana on June 12, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on The Wizard of Lies–Decades of Untruth

This HBO TV drama (which premiered on May 20, 2017) chronicles the infamous Wall Street meltdown of financier Bernie Madoff's $64 billion dollar Ponzi scheme, perhaps the largest financial fraud in US history.

“Dear Evan Hansen”–A Note to Loneliness

Written by diana on June 4, 2017. Posted in Theater: plays and musicals, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Dear Evan Hansen”–A Note to Loneliness

Deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is about social media's ability to unintentionally magnify "little lies" until they take on a life of their own. At that point there is no easy way out.

“A Third Gender–Beautiful Youths in Japanese Prints”– Japan Society, New York City ( March 10- June 11, 2017)

Written by diana on May 26, 2017. Posted in Art. 2 Comments on “A Third Gender–Beautiful Youths in Japanese Prints”– Japan Society, New York City ( March 10- June 11, 2017)

The notion of gender fluidity is the essence of this Japan Society exhibit of woodblock prints. The show challenges modern notions that male and female are obvious either-or identities.

“A Doll’s House Part 2”–Knocking on the Door

Written by diana on May 19, 2017. Posted in Theater: plays and musicals.

A door slams. The viewer is stunned. Nora makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and three young children. That is where A Doll’s House, the iconic 1879 play by Ibsen, leaves off. Now the young playwright, Lucas Hnath, has continued Nora’s story in this intriguing Tony-nominated play asking us to imagine her life fifteen years later....

The Handmaid’s Tale–In Service of Democracy?

Written by diana on May 14, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 1 Comment on The Handmaid’s Tale–In Service of Democracy?

The Handmaid’s Tale, based upon the psychological award-winning 1985 sci-fi thriller by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, is the Hulu adaptation of the dystopian Republic of Gilead, a fascist autocracy resulting from a religious coup, a war focused mainly on women. Within the borders of what was formerly the United States of...