Stateless

by | Jul 29, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Jay Rosen, in a disjointed bunch of notes about the Wikileaks bombshell, brings up some intriguing points. Beyond the usual questions of American politics raised by the release, Wikileaks, he argues, is something truly new: a stateless news organization. It’s a...

Under the Moon

by | Jul 29, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

My dear husband thinks I walk to town more often now that the new frozen yogurt joint is open. He’s probably correct, I do love me that Goberry. And that was my destination yesterday evening when he’d taken the kids to a pickle-making laboratory that was...
WTF Is Going On!

WTF Is Going On!

by | Jul 29, 2010 | Stage

By some measures, Williamstown Theatre Festival, the northern anchor of the Berkshires’ summer arts scene, is twice as big an operation as its sister theaters, Shakespeare & Company, Barrington Stage Company and Berkshire Theatre Festival. Much of this is...
StageStruck: Defying Convention

StageStruck: Defying Convention

by | Jul 29, 2010 | Stage

The first two weekends of this year’s Ko Festival of Performance demonstrated the scope of this summer carnival of theater that defies and redefines convention. A solo performer recounted a dozen real-life stories; a six-person ensemble enacted a single...