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Emerging female playwrights told that none are deserving of Wasserstein Award
TweetThe Wasserstein Award is an annual award given to an emerging female playwright who has yet to receive recognition for their work. Nominations were solicited for the award, but this year, the committee rejected all of the nominees because, in their words, none were “truly outstanding.” Anna Clark at Isak shares an open letter from [...]
Nicole Krauss and Cynthia Ozick together
TweetLast night J. Courtney Sullivan, co-ed of Click and author of Commencement, and I went to see Nicole Krauss and Cynthia Ozick read at the 92nd Street Y. The first thing that I noticed, as I settled into my seat and took a deep breath, was that I rarely go hear people read anymore, especially [...]
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The Obama’s boogie-down diplomacy
TweetThere is so damn much to love about this moment, starting with the fact that Michelle Obama, and to a lesser extent, her partner, Mr. President, seem willing to take a risk on being spontaneous and playful at a time when the media landscape is packed with pundits waiting to pounce on every breath they [...]
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The Heretics
Tweet “We have to do it ourselves.” Nothing sums up the documentary film, The Heretics, or the world of feminist art that it depicts, so poignantly than these six words. Joan Braderman went to New York City in 1971, wide-eyed with dreams of becoming a filmmaker. She stumbled upon the women’s movement come alive in [...]
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Wasserstein award for emerging female playwrights may be given out after all