Lisa Kaston
@lisakas.bsky.social
My intro to Fugard’s plays came in the 1970s, seeing “Sizwe Banzi is Dead” and “The Island”. These plays gave me a greater understanding of the inhumane nature of apartheid. His later plays helped me to further appreciate the rampant horrors of entrenched inequality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Athol Fugard, 92, Playwright Who Exposed Torments of Apartheid, Dies
In works like “Blood Knot,” “Master Harold” and “The Island,” he laid bare the realities of racial separatism in his homeland, South Africa.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
My intro to Fugard’s plays came in the 1970s, seeing “Sizwe Banzi is Dead” and “The Island”. These plays gave me a greater understanding of the inhumane nature of apartheid. His later plays helped me to further appreciate the rampant horrors of entrenched inequality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...
Deeply troubling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
Mahmoud Khalil Was Public Face of Protest Against Israel at Columbia
Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, was arrested in his Manhattan apartment and sent to Louisiana. His detention sets up a fight over free speech.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Deeply troubling.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/n...