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There are two kinds of light: the glow that illuminates and the glare that obscures. — James Thurber In the rush to parse statements and assign blame this weekend, it seems like we’re missing the point. This isn’t–or shouldn’t be–an attack on Mike Daisey’s art or his ability. What’s on the stage–and on the page, [...]
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TERRY TEACHOUT: Things I miss. I remember William Windom as James Thurber — both in the show, and in a movie. Read Post

Maureen Dowd takes a shot at Rush Limbaugh, kind of missing the point, because no one doubts that Rush paid for his own recreational pills. But I say "kind of," because Rush's attack on Sandra Fluke floundered because he lost focus ... Read Post

“There are two kinds of light – the glow that illumines, and the glare that obscures” – James Thurber With all due respect to the proverb, there is only one kind of light bulb – that which gives more light, consumes less energy, emi... Read Post