Someone is on our side – Someone else is not. While we’re seeing our side, maybe we forgot… They are not alone No one is alone – “No One is Alone” from Into the Woods I thought long and hard about which theater production I wanted to write about on Mother’s Day. I wanted toContinue reading “Inspiration: Children Will Listen”
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Inspiration – “The Long Halloween” and Graphic Literature
Not too long ago librarians would have balked at the idea of putting graphic novels, more commonly referred to as comic books, anywhere in their collection. Graphic novels have been considered time-wasters, subversive, perverse, and downright dangerous for a large part of their history, and until recently have been kept quite separate from what theContinue reading “Inspiration – “The Long Halloween” and Graphic Literature”
Inspiration – Audience Participation in “Doctor Who”
I have to start this post with an entirely personal and subjective opinion – if you are not watching Doctor Who, or have never watched Doctor Who, do so immediately! I will try my best to avoid any spoilers here, but the show is so fantastically done nine times out of ten that it’s reallyContinue reading “Inspiration – Audience Participation in “Doctor Who””
Inspiration – Ben-Hur and the Power of Faith
To say that I was raised by films would not be a wholly inaccurate statement. Many holidays or celebrations have watching one or more movies on the day as a vital component. At Christmas my family always watches Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and we watch The Muppet ChristmasContinue reading “Inspiration – Ben-Hur and the Power of Faith”
Inspiration: George Winston’s Simplistic Beauty
Very few of my early musical memories are independent of my parents, who listened to a wide variety of genres, artists, and time periods. Through them I was exposed to Meatloaf, John Denver, Bach, Bread, Stevie Nicks, and a host of other musicians to whom I still listen. Their album library contained the entire worldContinue reading “Inspiration: George Winston’s Simplistic Beauty”