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The Homecoming Players Take On “8 the Play”

The Homecoming Players in Ithaca, New York, for which I serve as artistic director, won a slot in the national series of staged readings of Dustin Lance Black’s new documentary play, 8, which we performed on August 10. We were thrilled to be part of this program, and a…

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August 30, 2012

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This Year’s Olympics

Any foreigner in Britain in 2012 must think the country was going through another world war. The amount of jingoism, flag-waving, anthem singing and hyperbole spilling out of the national media has gone into overdrive, suddenly proclaiming this country to be the 'greatest country ever', a claim that hasn't been…

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August 26, 2012

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Dear Mr. Akin, I Want You to Imagine…

You used the expression "legitimate" rape as if to imply there were such a thing as "illegitimate" rape. Let me try to explain to you what that does to the minds, hearts and souls of the millions of women on this planet who experience rape. It is a form of re-rape.

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August 23, 2012

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How to Excel at “Anyone-but-the-Rapist” Blaming

While it’s true that the vast majority of rapes are committed by males, anyone can become a victim and anyone can be a rapist.

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August 19, 2012

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The People It’s OK To Ignore

Class warfare has been acknowledged as the driving force behind political and economic policy by the 99% for years now, explicitly so since the Occupy movement was founded last year.

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August 18, 2012

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Marriage Evolved

MarriageEvolved’s premise is simple: to hear the voices of those affected by marriage inequality. MarriageEvolved would let the LGBT community, along with the allies who support them, tell their stories.

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August 17, 2012

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Yuja Wang: a warm night at the Hollywood Bowl

By OcJim Looking at the petite and lithe 25-year-old classical pianist, Yuja Wang, is a pleasant experience. In contrast to the recent warm August night at the Hollywood Bowl, Wang was cool in her long, purple, clingy dress showing a young shapely thigh through the slit up the right…

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August 14, 2012

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War is Not a Game

Do you want to know what war is? It is a 19-year-old kid who is drafted by his government to serve in a war he doesn’t understand.

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August 11, 2012

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Mr. Mulberry

I am one of those unusual anomalies you find when thinking of political and ideological combinations: a male feminist. I proudly follow and support feminist voices, organisations, individuals and legislation in Britain, as well as the international feminist movements (such as increasing awareness of the Republican Party's war on…

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August 11, 2012

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How to Know that You’re in a Controlling Relationship

In any culture or society, women or men can become victims of controlling relationships. Often the controlling behaviors may involve minor things and only over time become more controlling and painful. The controlled partners in these relationships are leveraged in some seemingly innocent way and become focused on pleasing…

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August 9, 2012