Archive for February, 2005
Kishon - The Writer
By Tom Teicholz at 25 February, 2005, 7:26 pm
The world lost one of its great comic artists last month. I am referring not to Johnny Carson, who was little known outside of the United States, but to Israeli satirist Ephraim Kishon, 80, who, although little known in America, was beloved around the world. I read somewhere that his books have sold more than [...]
Read More >>Death of a Moralist (Arthur Miller)
By Tom Teicholz at 18 February, 2005, 7:27 pm
Although Arthur Miller was only 33 when “Death of a Salesman” premiered on Broadway, it was a transformative moment in American drama, and Miller’s impact on successive generations of writers continues to this day. In “Death of a Salesman,” Miller was able to find poetry in the personal that transcended the mundane — while creating [...]
Read More >>Was Is Back (Don Was and the return of Was/Not Was)
By Tom Teicholz at 4 February, 2005, 7:31 pm
A few weeks ago, Sweet Pea Atkinson stood on the stage of the Los Angeles House of Blues, dapper in a red double-breasted, collarless suit, wearing a red fedora and red leather shoes. The occasion was the historic reunion of seminal groove band Was (Not Was) after a 14-year hiatus. Sweet Pea grabbed the microphone [...]
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