October 06, 2006

My Name is Rachel Corrie

My Name is Rachel Corrie

The stateside arrival of My Name Is Rachel Corrie, which transfers from London to New York this week, is generating a lot of buzz, mostly because of the tricky politics attached to it. The play has a distinctly pro-Palestinian viewpoint, but it isn’t about Israelis and Palestinians. It’s the true story of a young, idealistic American woman who in 2003 traveled to the Gaza Strip as a peace activist, and ended up getting killed. Produced by Eric Molinsky.

Sean Lennon

Sean Lennon

He is, of course, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. But Sean Lennon is carving out a career of his own as a musician and a songwriter, experimenting with avant-garde jazz, folk and pop music. Kurt Andersen talks with Lennon about his second album, Friendly Fire, and why he’s crazy about Brian Wilson.

Ron Rosenbaum

The Shakespeare Wars

Ferocious debates and exciting discoveries are still in progress about the man generally regarded as the best writer to ever take on the English language. Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, explains to Kurt Andersen why these debates aren’t much ado about nothing.

baseball cap

Design for the Real World: Baseball Cap

Lifelong baseball fan and graphic designer Steven Heller looks at the most American piece of headwear -- the baseball cap.

Shortbus

Shortbus

John Cameron Mitchell-- creator and star of the drag hit Hedwig and the Angry Inch-- is raising more than a few eyebrows with his new film Shortbus . Most of the actors are amateurs, all the sex on screen is real and half the movie takes place at a giant orgy. And it’s pretty funny. Kurt Andersen asks Mitchell everything he ever wanted to know about the film but was afraid to ask.

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