The topic of this blog is one that has been on my mind for sometime, but I have struggled with exactly how I want to articulate and fully develop the idea. I’m providing at least a sketch of what is… Read More ›
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Quick to Speak: Evidence, Patience, and Truth
According to people’s behavior, little regard is generally given to notions of “truths.” “Alternative facts” have become all too common and too acceptable, fully named by Kellyanne Conway on January 22, 2017 but in full force well before this phraseology emerged…. Read More ›
News and Clichéd Conversations and Responses
A few years ago now, I wrote about how people are simply overwhelmed with the amount of tragic news presented 24/7. While still maintaining this positions, I am increasingly concerned and frustrated by clichéd responses. Where there is a mass… Read More ›
What a Month (Part II) and Hurricane Harvey: Communications, Floods, Guns, Prayers, and Volunteers
When I posted a blog a few days ago titled, “What a Month!,” I had no clue Hurricane Harvey would pound Houston for days and days, and in the process, it would destroy and upend so many friends and students… Read More ›
Exploiting Kids On and Off Stage: Labor and Fiction
I often think about important ways in which the children who become star singers or become star actors or actresses in various television or film productions are exploited–exploited by their families, agents, colleagues, and audiences. Kids in such positions receive… Read More ›
Finding An Audience?
I have been trying to write this particular post for a few months now and finally reached the conclusion that I should just go ahead and write some thoughts. One of the roots of this article–“Finding An Audience?”–was planted while… Read More ›
Five memes that say (almost) everything.
Articulating thoughts, original or otherwise, continues to be difficult as we are all in great danger. These memes help.
