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For more than ten years I’ve written about or reviewed hundreds of plays, fiction, some nonfiction, as well as Broadway, Great American Songbook, and Jazz performances. Explaining It to Someone: Lear...
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I would like to think my book has an emotional resonance that critical literature does not. Here’s the how and the why I wrote and published Explaining It to Someone: Learning From the Arts (516 pp; $18.95 Paperback; $3.99 Kindle). tinyurl.com/ycjx3ukc
This is a stunning ensemble production, a collective triumph, with Director J. Barry Lewis guiding both cast and creative team toward something more ambitious than a straightforward staging.
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‘The Seafarer’: A Christmas of Shadows and Spirits at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Review of Palm Beach Dramaworks' outstanding production of Conor McPherson's 'The Seafarer'
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December 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is a stunning ensemble production, a collective triumph, with Director J. Barry Lewis guiding both cast and creative team toward something more ambitious than a straightforward staging.
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CONTENTS
Savannah Dawn
Asheville Downtown
Special Friend, Joyce
Malaprop’s Bookstore
Asheville Public Library
Pisgah Inn at 5,000 feet
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pack Square Public Sculpture
Asheville Art Museum
Kyle & Joe @ Big canoe, GA
12 Hour Drive Home
Trip Consequences
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Savannah Dawn
Asheville Downtown
Special Friend, Joyce
Malaprop’s Bookstore
Asheville Public Library
Pisgah Inn at 5,000 feet
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pack Square Public Sculpture
Asheville Art Museum
Kyle & Joe @ Big canoe, GA
12 Hour Drive Home
Trip Consequences
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More than a Drive to Asheville
Our one week, 1,500 mile round trip drive to Asheville with three stops. A wonderful trip but with consequences
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October 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
CONTENTS
Savannah Dawn
Asheville Downtown
Special Friend, Joyce
Malaprop’s Bookstore
Asheville Public Library
Pisgah Inn at 5,000 feet
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pack Square Public Sculpture
Asheville Art Museum
Kyle & Joe @ Big canoe, GA
12 Hour Drive Home
Trip Consequences
tinyurl.com/yuv84b8n
Savannah Dawn
Asheville Downtown
Special Friend, Joyce
Malaprop’s Bookstore
Asheville Public Library
Pisgah Inn at 5,000 feet
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pack Square Public Sculpture
Asheville Art Museum
Kyle & Joe @ Big canoe, GA
12 Hour Drive Home
Trip Consequences
tinyurl.com/yuv84b8n
The view of the the Central Park Tower from the 47th floor of our hotel room. Just add another 50 stories or so.
August 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The view of the the Central Park Tower from the 47th floor of our hotel room. Just add another 50 stories or so.
Firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is just another step in the relentless march towards autocracy.
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Alacrity of Autocracy
With the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics we are at the tipping point of autocracy
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August 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is just another step in the relentless march towards autocracy.
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Florida's Marco Rubio, a champion ... er, um ... villain ... of Venezuelan refugees
By Frank Cerabino…I’m not sure it’s possible in a single column to adequately address the depravity of Marco Rubio’s blinding self-interest. But I’m going to try….
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By Frank Cerabino…I’m not sure it’s possible in a single column to adequately address the depravity of Marco Rubio’s blinding self-interest. But I’m going to try….
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Florida's Marco Rubio, a champion ... er, um ... villain ... of Venezuelan refugees
Marco? ... Marco? ... Marco? ... Where did the Rubio who supported Venezuelan refugees go?
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June 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Florida's Marco Rubio, a champion ... er, um ... villain ... of Venezuelan refugees
By Frank Cerabino…I’m not sure it’s possible in a single column to adequately address the depravity of Marco Rubio’s blinding self-interest. But I’m going to try….
www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...
By Frank Cerabino…I’m not sure it’s possible in a single column to adequately address the depravity of Marco Rubio’s blinding self-interest. But I’m going to try….
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In a Mock Political Convention in high school (1959!) I nominated Margaret Chase Smith. How prescient was she: “I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.”
In a Mock Political Convention in high school (1959!) I nominated Margaret Chase Smith. How prescient was she: “I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.”
May 31, 2025
“I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition,” Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine told her colleagues on June 1, 1950.
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June 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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In a Mock Political Convention in high school (1959!) I nominated Margaret Chase Smith. How prescient was she: “I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.”
In a Mock Political Convention in high school (1959!) I nominated Margaret Chase Smith. How prescient was she: “I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.”
Palm Beach Dramaworks stages the World Premiere of ‘Dangerous Instruments’ by Gina Montet, a damning portrait of an educational system ill-equipped—and increasingly underfunded—to meet complex, individualized needs. tinyurl.com/893c2bzc
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#theater
Palm Beach Dramaworks Unveils a Stark Portrait of Parental Desperation
Gina Montet’s 'Dangerous Instruments' receives its world premiere at Palm Beach Dramaworks in a searing, emotionally charged production
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May 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Palm Beach Dramaworks stages the World Premiere of ‘Dangerous Instruments’ by Gina Montet, a damning portrait of an educational system ill-equipped—and increasingly underfunded—to meet complex, individualized needs. tinyurl.com/893c2bzc
#theater
#theater
Cayman Islands Seven Mile Beach morning
May 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Cayman Islands Seven Mile Beach morning
“There’s a certain slant of light / on winter afternoons/ that depresses like the weight / of cathedral tunes”
Remembering Dickinson on the 139th anniversary of her death (May 15, 1886).
Honor the poet today by sharing your favorite verse!
Honor the poet today by sharing your favorite verse!
May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“There’s a certain slant of light / on winter afternoons/ that depresses like the weight / of cathedral tunes”
Paul Krugman on Substack today
“MAGA types…are determined to hold on to their prejudices. If science conflicts with those prejudices, they don’t want to know, and they don’t want anyone else to know either. So they really want to destroy science.
American science is being gutted as you read this.”
“MAGA types…are determined to hold on to their prejudices. If science conflicts with those prejudices, they don’t want to know, and they don’t want anyone else to know either. So they really want to destroy science.
American science is being gutted as you read this.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
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May 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Paul Krugman on Substack today
“MAGA types…are determined to hold on to their prejudices. If science conflicts with those prejudices, they don’t want to know, and they don’t want anyone else to know either. So they really want to destroy science.
American science is being gutted as you read this.”
“MAGA types…are determined to hold on to their prejudices. If science conflicts with those prejudices, they don’t want to know, and they don’t want anyone else to know either. So they really want to destroy science.
American science is being gutted as you read this.”
Mark St. Germain wrote 'Camping with Henry and Tom' some thirty years ago as an historical speculation. Yet its themes have proven enduring and #PalmBeachDramaworks production is outstanding
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April 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Mark St. Germain wrote 'Camping with Henry and Tom' some thirty years ago as an historical speculation. Yet its themes have proven enduring and #PalmBeachDramaworks production is outstanding
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“a crisis of confidence in the stability of the U.S. government and the debt it issues”
“a crisis of confidence in the stability of the U.S. government and the debt it issues”
Opinion | Why Did Wall Street Get Trump So Wrong?
Wall Street mistook demagoguery for wisdom.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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“a crisis of confidence in the stability of the U.S. government and the debt it issues”
“a crisis of confidence in the stability of the U.S. government and the debt it issues”
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A succinct summary of the consequences of the election, a kind of national suicide.
A succinct summary of the consequences of the election, a kind of national suicide.
April 6, 2025 (Sunday)
After President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on April 2 wiped $5 trillion dollars from the stock market, the Republican Party is scrambling.
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April 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A succinct summary of the consequences of the election, a kind of national suicide.
A succinct summary of the consequences of the election, a kind of national suicide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult….But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action.”
“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult….But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action.”
Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult….But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action.”
“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult….But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action.”
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This is why we’re fighting. This is why we rally.
April 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is why we’re fighting. This is why we rally.
I had wanted to be at the Hands Off rally, but instead wrote to Senator Chris Murphy with copies to my feckless Florida representatives
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#handsoff#tariffs
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Open Letter to Senator Chris Murphy
Senator Chris Murphy of CT notes that tariffs are a tool to further advance autocracy in America. These are my comments to him in an open letter.
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April 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I had wanted to be at the Hands Off rally, but instead wrote to Senator Chris Murphy with copies to my feckless Florida representatives
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#handsoff#tariffs
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#handsoff#tariffs
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“Personally, I’m feeling very confident. That is, I have high confidence in predicting that we’re heading for multiple policy trade wrecks, inflicting damage like you’ve never seen before.”
“Personally, I’m feeling very confident. That is, I have high confidence in predicting that we’re heading for multiple policy trade wrecks, inflicting damage like you’ve never seen before.”
How a Con Man President Is Destroying Confidence
Chaos and incompetence are bad. Who knew?
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April 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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“Personally, I’m feeling very confident. That is, I have high confidence in predicting that we’re heading for multiple policy trade wrecks, inflicting damage like you’ve never seen before.”
“Personally, I’m feeling very confident. That is, I have high confidence in predicting that we’re heading for multiple policy trade wrecks, inflicting damage like you’ve never seen before.”
“A country that tolerates evil means- evil manners, standards of ethics-for a generation, will be so poisoned that it never will have any good end.” ― Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here
March 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“A country that tolerates evil means- evil manners, standards of ethics-for a generation, will be so poisoned that it never will have any good end.” ― Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here