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James Baldwin on America

The arts

James Baldwin Still Speaks Truth to America

Written on May 17, 2017

The documentary “I Am Not Your Negro,” is less a movie than a plea for awakening and transfiguration of American culture. I was so stunned the first time I watched it, that I had to see it again two days later.  Since then, I’ve been thinking about James Baldwin and his call to truth. In  1979…

Cabaret Song Lyrics

The arts

Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome! Review of “Cabaret!”

Written on May 10, 2017

You should probably go see Cabaret at Proctors, especially since it’s only here until May 14th. Go if you want a sexy, bawdy good time that will also make you think and awaken inner conflicts. Cabaret is, in essence, one of the strangest musicals I’ve seen.  I was lucky enough to catch the ’98 Broadway version…

Tom Waits - Down There by The Train

The arts

Tom Waits, Photography, and Coffee in Albany

Written on April 17, 2017

On Good Friday, I took a half day to go to service at the Cathedral of All Saints, drink spendid coffee ( I fasted ’til 3pm, which is always a hungry mistake for me, but I was well-intentioned) and see some interesting photography. Let’s talk about each of these things. The Good Friday service was…

The prayer in the garden

Spirituality

Gethsemane – A Poem and Mediation

Written on April 13, 2017

Tomorrow, He will be broken. Tonight, He wonders and cries, “Must this be so Father?” To leave this dusty world, these faces filled with trust, is beyond Him now. “I love them all Father,” as he thinks of each friend and their follies, their frailties dearer to Him than their strengths: stubborn, proud, envious, but…

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