Do you remember the 21st night of September? I don’t. I’ve racked my brain trying to remember something significant about 9/21 and I got nothing. The question is the opening lyric of Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1978 hit “September.” According to Allee Willis, who co-wrote the song with Maurice White and Al McKay, EWF’s founder/leader... Continue Reading →
The United Auto Workers has begun a series of targeted strikes which may expand to most or all of its 145,000 members walking off the job. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike since May, disrupting pretty much any show with a script. The strike has disrupted everything from the Emmys® to The... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddarrb8u7p8 Ballet is an art form, even if some ballet critics treat it more like a sport. A video from a few years back of Misty Copeland dancing in Swan Lake generated world-class pearl-clutching among some commentators. The video showed Misty performing a series of fouettés, a series of turns made on one foot with... Continue Reading →