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Spartan Considerations: Yet Again, Not Again
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Monday, April 27, 2015. Yet Again, Not Again. The spirit-crushing reality is that the events in Baltimore can happen in America anywhere, at anytime. It may not be a case of eternal recurrence, but it is undoubtedly an extremely persistent one. Recognizing that reporting on historic and structural matters (racism, poverty, alienation, the ongoing existence of at least two de facto. Quiet heroism in the midst of adversity. These are true patriots. Twenty-five years later, the Los Angeles unrest witnessed ...
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: Bullying Not Peanuts at Spotlighters
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Monday, June 08, 2015. Bullying Not Peanuts at Spotlighters. F there is anything wrong with Burt V. Royal’s play, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. Currently playing at the Spotlighters Theatre, it is that not enough people will catch this important work. An “unauthorized parody” of Charles Schultz’ Peanuts. Comic strip whereby the Peanut. S characters have grown into adolescence, Dog Sees God. Crowd because of intellectual property rights.
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: May 2015
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Are Gay Bars the Next Dinasours? Hen the Hippo announced its impending closing, there was a lot of collective hand-wringing. Many in Baltimore’s LGBT communities saw this as a disaster and perhaps the final nail in the coffin for LGBT identity. They feel the gay bar will go the way of the phone booth, record stores, and liberal Republicans. 65279;. 8220;The coolest gay kids today don’t want to go to a gay bar. Grand Central owner Do...
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: 'Jumpers for Goalposts' Victorious at Studio Theatre
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Jumpers for Goalposts' Victorious at Studio Theatre. Hat better way to get a jump on DC’s Capital Pride than to see Tom Wells’ Jumpers for Goalposts. At the Studio Theatre, which is what I did the afternoon on June 13 just prior to the parade. This charming, endearing, and often funny play that is making its U.S. debut was written skillfully by British playwright Tom Wells. Jumpers. They are all everyday folks who have had problems...
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: July 2015
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Monday, July 27, 2015. Into the Woods at Toby's is a Good Choice. F there’s one thing you can say about Into The Woods. The Tony Award winning musical whose score and lyrics were brought into the world by the genius of Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine, is that the production. Playing at Toby’s the Dinner Theatre of Columbia was perfectly cast. Photo by Jeri Tidwell. The technical crew is also commendable particularly. Is not just one fairy tale...
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The Howard County Rudkus Report: I Aimed For The Public's Heart, And. . .hit It In The Stomach
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The Howard County Rudkus Report. Thursday, May 28, 2015. I Aimed For The Public's Heart, And. . .hit It In The Stomach. This one’s hard, not because I don’t have a lot to say but because I am interested in bringing some new perspectives and it has pretty much all been said. HoCoRising, specifically did an epic job of putting my thoughts to words here. I suppose I sit with two remaining thoughts that have been covered to some degree but are worth reiterating. We all do it though. The science isn’t a...
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: August 2015
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Monday, August 31, 2015. 10 Questions for GLCCB President Jabari Lyles. Abari Lyles is a teacher, the outreach specialist at FreeState legal Project and co-chair and education manager at GLSEN-Baltimore. Busy as he is, he has recently taken on an additional role: President of the Board of D. Jabari Lyles Photo: Bob Ford. Irectors for the Gay, Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB). We need to be much bett...
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The Howard County Rudkus Report: A + B = C’mon really? Or the Superintendant talks to teachers.
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The Howard County Rudkus Report. Monday, June 1, 2015. A B = C’mon really? Or the Superintendant talks to teachers. In response to my school budget post I received an email from a County teacher, attached was a message (s)he had received from Superintendent Foose after the passage of the budget. Paragraph one of the email says:. The second important statement is the $11.5 million included for salary increases. That’s more important in the narrative with the addition of the next paragraph. 8220;I am espec...
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Steve Charing OUTspoken: Are Gay Bars the Next Dinasours?
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Commentary on LGBT issues plus theatre reviews. Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Are Gay Bars the Next Dinasours? Hen the Hippo announced its impending closing, there was a lot of collective hand-wringing. Many in Baltimore’s LGBT communities saw this as a disaster and perhaps the final nail in the coffin for LGBT identity. They feel the gay bar will go the way of the phone booth, record stores, and liberal Republicans. 65279;. 8220;The coolest gay kids today don’t want to go to a gay bar. Grand Central owner Do...
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The Howard County Rudkus Report: Love Wins. Teachers Lose. (Not Causal)
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The Howard County Rudkus Report. Thursday, July 2, 2015. Love Wins. Teachers Lose. (Not Causal). Two completely unrelated things today. It’s not a round up. Don’t call it that. First, love wins. Of course there was a sea of social media around the Supreme Court decision (you may have seen some of it) and County Executive Kittleman tweeted “Proud to have championed marriage equality in the MD Senate and across the state b/c it was the right thing to do.”. My first reaction was to be a bit annoyed at this.
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