by Drew Adamek | Sep 9, 2010 | The Public Humanist
This is part two in my continuing conversation with filmmakers about the political and narrative challenges they faced in producing films about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. While numerous documentaries have been released to mark the five-year anniversary of...
by Northampton Redoubt | Sep 9, 2010 | Northampton Redoubt
From Kristin Neville: Hello Friends, I recently submitted a proposal to the Pepsi Refresh grant program for a music recording project to benefit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, involving the Neville Brothers and other New Orleans/Gulf Coast musicians. Our project,...
by Chris Rohmann | Sep 9, 2010 | Stage
The set tells us a lot. R. Michael Miller’s design for the Berkshire Theatre Company production of Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance is an oh-so-typical prosperous suburban living room, with elegant furniture, orderly bookshelves and a well-stocked and...
by Chris Rohmann | Sep 9, 2010 | Stage
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” quoth the poet. But its brief harvest sure is bountiful. In the three-month feast of performance just ended, 15 theater companies in the Valley and Berkshires mounted some 60 productions in 23 indoor and...
by Stephanie Kraft | Sep 9, 2010 | News
For people facing joblessness, foreclosure and destitution, it’s still a serious recession. For many large corporations, it’s not. According to economist Robert Reich, the largest businesses have regained nearly 90 percent of what they lost in the crash of...