Catsimatidis on a Bloomberg 2008 Scenario

According to prospective mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis, running for mayor as a Democrat-turned-Republican (like Mike Bloomberg did) works, but running for President as an independent (like Mike Bloomberg may) probably doesn’t.

“On a national basis, if Mr. Bloomberg wants to run, the one thing he has to overcome that I don’t have to overcome — Read More

A Man, a Woman and a Goat-What’s New About That?

Edward Albee’s new play, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? , starring Bill Pullman and Mercedes Ruehl, is about a happily married man who falls helplessly in love with a goat. So what else is new?

A lifetime ago, a talented lady by the name of Rochelle Owens wrote Futz! , an Off Broadway hit Read More

White Liberal Guilt Trip Is Too Soft on Racism

It takes a bold, or overambitious, young dramatist to open up the racism can of worms. When I learned that Rebecca Gilman, the author of Spinning Into Butter , is white, I jumped a bit. Now, what would a nice, white middle-class playwright truly know about race? The question itself reveals, no doubt, a certain Read More