Ray Bradbury Challenges Our Trumpean Hell by Robert M. Gardner Written in 1953, “Fahrenheit 451” is fifty years ahead of its time. We have become the polarized future that Ray Bradbury feared. We are all distracted by social media and USA Today-style journalism. Biased talking heads influence our political opinion more than reading. That…
Brenden Noel Thomas Breaks Taboos, Shocks, & Delights by Robert M. Gardner Whoopi Goldberg did it on film, and now Brenden Noel Thomas in nun-drag is every inch the ideal choice for Sister Deloris we could imagine! With a beautiful delivery of each song, and an inspiring presence, Thomas delivers a hilarious performance, Thomas…
Betty Shamieh Opens the Gates to Arab Treasures by Robert M. Gardner Since the medieval Crusades, Muslims and Christians have fought over the Holy Land. In “Terrritories,” playwright Betty Shamieh dramatizes the capture of Sultan Saladin’s sister, Alia, by his hated enemy Reginald of Chantillion, the cruel Crusader King. These three larger-than-life figures—Alia (mesmerizing…
Wayne Harris, Jazz Legend, Revives the Old Songs by Robert M. Gardner Memories hold us together, binding families and friends.They weave the fabric of our lives. For Wayne Harris, a Saint Louis jazz man, his memories center on his mother. He tells us that his mother was like a cool drink on hot Saint…