When America shut down in March, one of the immediate challenges was the school year in-progress. What would class look like when in-person education wasn’t feasible or safe? For Ryan Machen, this was further complicated in that he’s a theatre teacher and overnight, had to figure out a way to teach an in-person artform in …
I was introduced to Tricia and Miriam Baron at a dinner with friends in Brooklyn years ago, after which, we began running into each other at NY City Center shows. Our seats up top were close to each other so after many accidental run-ins, we began making plans to see each other on purpose. Our …
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So what did 2020 look like in Oman? How did the global shutdown affect her and her neighbors in Muscat? And what’s the view of America from way over there? I asked Ruth and just like she has every day for fifteen years, she gave it to me straight.
Today marks 40 days of living in my personal Ark in Harlem. I've been keeping a quarantine journal to document this weird time and this morning, I thought about Noah. I wrote about him in "Sunday School for Sinners & Saints" but today, I feel like Noah is me. And you. Perhaps this is what …
Right now, I’m sitting in my window sill watching the first snow of the season cascade down from the sky. It’s gathering on the steps of my fire escape, forming little white landscapes with peaks and valleys big enough only for Whos and Grinches, and I’m as content as I’ve ever been. My dog is …
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