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Pattie's Top Ten Cultural Hits of April 2019 (4 -10)
In no special order. 4. The publishing of Playwriting, Structure, Character, How and What to Write by Stephen Jeffreys 'What Stephen...
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May 6, 20193 min read
Pattie's Top 10 Cultural Hits (tonight 1 - 3) of April 2019
Over the next week, I will share my top ten cultural hits of April 2019 in no particular order. 1. NYT T-Mag April 14, 2019 “A microphone...
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Apr 27, 20191 min read
The Tea Set Game Show
In what film or television show do we find this tea set? Scroll down through the photos and try to guess. The answers are at the bottom....
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Apr 25, 20192 min read
No. 70 Murder Most Artful
“Didn’t even notice the thorns were real?” --- Jessica Fletcher Have you seen Velvet Buzzsaw on Netflix? It is a campy horror film that...
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Apr 22, 20193 min read
Hot & Bothered Amongst the Heather
wuth·er·ing /ˈwəT͟HəriNG/ adjective NORTHERN ENGLISH (of weather) characterized by strong winds. "it's a wuthering day on the moors...
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Apr 20, 20192 min read
Verdon/Fosse
“I never thought of him, when we were working, as my husband. Judy Garland came backstage one time, and she said, oh, your husband's done...
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Apr 12, 20193 min read
Being a Female Dramaturg Was Not Always a Picnic
A Tale of Two Women Actor Heidi Schreck, Dramaturg Sarah Lunni working on the Broadway hit What the Constitution Means to Me. At the end...
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Apr 11, 20192 min read
No. 66 Kazu Kibuishi and Amulet
Scholastic Books for the 21st Century I just got home after both seeing and hearing Kazu Kibuishi speak at Chimacum High School about his...
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Apr 5, 20193 min read
Pattie's Top Ten Cultural Hits of March 2019
(In no particular order.) 1. Agnès Varda. Read my blog post about her here: My Public Library from 5 to 7 2. Sally Rooney’s novel,...
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Apr 1, 20192 min read
No. 64 My Public Library from 5 to 7
In no particular order, I will be blogging about my top 10 cultural hits of March 2019 over the next week. NOTE: I had hoped this would...
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Mar 29, 20191 min read
No. 63 Be Uncomfortable
This is a Happening. PBS Digital Studios' program The Art Assignment presents THE CASE FOR PERFORMANCE ART. This short video is a quick...
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Mar 27, 20191 min read
Viet Thanh Nguyen
"People want voices for the voiceless so they don't have to hear the voiceless." Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York...
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Mar 25, 20192 min read
Happy Birthday, Alien!
"Micro changes in air density, my ass." -- Ripley The classic auteur horror film Alien turns 40 next month and with this birthday comes a...
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Mar 22, 20192 min read
Artistic Fun and Losing Track of Time
“Days were ages. Love bloomed and died in a day.” ― Heidi Julavits, The Folded Clock: A Diary Why, as I’ve gotten older, do the years go...
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Mar 21, 20192 min read
Overthinking Your Audition
“Have some questions; make some decisions and be ready to change them.” English actor, director, National Campaign for the Arts chair,...
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Mar 19, 20191 min read
There's a New Sheriff in Town
Is it okay for a white person to comment on a cultural trend initiated by the black community? In this case, I think it is alright...
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Mar 18, 20191 min read
The Skate Girls of Kabul
“It’s hard not to think of Afghan girls skateboarding as an unlikely clash of cultures. But when you see these children tearing around...
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Mar 14, 20191 min read
The Art of The Bag Lady
“Ruby Silvious is internationally recognized for her miniature paintings and collages on the used tea bag. On January 3, 2015, she...
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Mar 12, 20191 min read
Queen not Queen
Big thanks to Alan Jacobs (https://ayjay.org/) for introducing me to this video through his excellent newsletter - Snakes & Ladders. "If...
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Mar 11, 20192 min read
No. 54 Still Crazy: Annie Proulx
I saw my favorite American writer in the grocery store last night. Annie Proulx was pushing a grocery cart and choosing salsa. I...
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