A thoughtful, imaginative and minimalist Glaswegian production, Beats asks us to consider the meaning of music in all its resonant layers. At the Soho Theatre. Read more on One Stop Arts. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Politics
Shake It Up
In the past few days I’ve been noticing more and more stories about the sudden emergence of the ‘Harlem Shake’ as a protest movement (in the most literal sense) across the Middle East. The Verge has a particularly good analytical piece on its development. Much commentary focuses on the bizarre or trivial nature of choosing … Continue reading
Where are the Women? Raising their Voices
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Egypt is the word in everyone’s minds the past few days. One question I keep hearing surprised me, though–some have asked me why no women have been out protesting. I could only raise an extremely skeptical eyebrow at them, because on the BBC, CNN … Continue reading
Images of Cairo
Excerpt from Skirt.com, click the link to read the rest 0 Seven days of protesting in Egypt. Cynical as this may seem, instead of thinking, “Wow, I’m grateful to be away while all the trouble is happening,” all I can think is how much I wish I were there to write about it. I think … Continue reading