Watch, Don’t Think: The Case of “Top Secret” in Beijing
There is a profound distinction to be made between seeing and thinking, between witnessing something and unpacking it intellectually. Wrapped up in these concerns,...
Rocking Brooklyn as if Riding a Citibike in Manhattan
Vocalist Thomas Mars is a funny Gallic guy. He keeps his smile like his shirt: well tucked in. I’ve discovered their music by...
U.S v. China. Are We the Queen of Outerspace?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awWQo9gYayQ
Playing with his big kite, Marquel, the TPV Times Colorful Section Correspondent, read In China’s Shadow, U.S. Courts Old Foe Vietnam. Increasingly at loggerheads...
Ballad for Bernie
Bernie Sanders, you’re white
Bad, but not your fault.
Bernie Sanders you’re no spring chick
But you’re wise, youthful, and caring
Bernie, I don’t need a selfie with...
Hair. The Next (to last) Generation.
Unless hyped, hair is such a non-issue, that one would be baffled to hear that Hair makes for a less repetitive musical than Mama...
Live from ThePotholeView: According to Us, Gore Vidal Is Still Having Fun
When you have Gore Vidal's irreverent wit and cosmopolitan nature, you cannot stop having fun. At random, I picked this quote to announce his...
Wearing Clueless by Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump is a fashionista. And as a fashionista she claimed to appreciate Oprah's Golden Globe Speech.
Ivanka Trump✔@IvankaTrump
Just saw @Oprah's empowering & inspiring speech...
Musical Abuse. German Style
Marquel TPVs NYTimes Abuse It Or Lose It Section correspondent, just discovered the meaning of life and decided to share it with TPV's readers...
Rembrandt, You’re So Vain
With Rembrandt, the Selfie Takes On New Meaning, Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Egoism Section correspondent, read and nodded in agreement with Nina Seigal.
Rembrandt painted more selfies than...
Theater Review: Hamilton, Musical of the Century
There's a new show in town, and if you haven't noticed everyone is talking about it. Your intrepid reviewer is now able to confirm...
What Happens When the Girl Is Neither Lovely Nor Better
Ms. Barbara Streisand recently came to Hill-Billy's rescue:
Indeed, there seems to be no difference between Hill-Billy and the other dirty, old, men, you mention:...
Letter to Cartoonophobes:
It is with deep interest that I read how some people of Allah enlist themselves to kill cartoonists. And I wonder: why?
Why do people...
BricLAB with Jerome and James – where art becomes thou
Yesterday, I attended a most unexpected performance.
It had wit,
erudition,
beautiful music, and
a great sense of purpose as both performers enjoy tremendous charisma.
But...
What Would Lee Strasberg Say?
Marquel, TPVs NYTimes Method Section correspondent, was doing his daily pushups when he read Inmate Improv. Can a prison theater workshop prepare men for a life...
