The rift between those who believe in a punitive God -- a God who insists on absolute obedience and condemns sensual delight -- and those who see... More >>
When critics review the work of August Wilson, the same words tend to recur. Rich. Musical. Textured. Multi-layered. And here are a few phrases... More >>
During intermission at Germinal Stage Denver a couple of years ago, Ed Baierlein was keeping watch over the lobby. "Look who's here," he said, his... More >>
Somewhere in the 1970s, we learned that women could like each other, that female friendship was precious, and that society's insistence that... More >>
Some people believe that artists are uniquely sensitive to their times and that their work can serve as a kind of canary in the coal mine, warning... More >>
It's hard to deal with murder -- particularly the rape, murder and dismemberment of a child -- without being exploitative. It's also hard to... More >>
When the Soviet Union fell on Christmas Day 1991, politicians and pundits in the West began insisting that Marxism was dead, that history had... More >>