Jan 28, 2018
An African American, a PhD psychologist, and a former police chief, he has an interesting perspective on police reform. Citing research from Stanford, he says: “Mere political party affiliation, whether you’re republican or democrat, is more powerful than the whole issue around race.” We spoke about race, romance...
Jan 21, 2018
Relationships can begin with affection and end in castrophe. The divorce courts abound with examples. The opposite path is less typical. When AIDS activist Peter Staley encountered Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Staley says that he and his cohort “put...
Jan 14, 2018
This fine actor is admired by people my age as Salieri in Amadeus and those my daughter’s age as Dar Adal in Homeland. We spoke at the Friars Club about his childhood in El Paso – El Paso! – his passionate devotion to our immigrant nation, and his suprising friendship with Louis C.K. How should we respond when our...
Jan 7, 2018
I expected this playwright (admired for Learning to Drive) and writer-performer (admired for his character Jomama) to be astute about theater, and they are. They also have provocative ideas about gender. “I feel – I don’t know if you agree with this – that my gender changes every day,” says Paula, “and maybe...