THE WHY OF SHAKESPEARE?

Frequently I see posed the question: “Is Shakespeare important and relevant to our modern world?” followed by its concomitant: “If so, why?”

So long as human beings survive, Shakespeare’s importance and relevance is timeless because:

I DID HER WRONG at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival

My film (along with co-writer Francisco Campos-Lopez) had received three nominations.

Starring Catalina Lavalle and Alexander Barnett

" a muscularity of language and overwhelming emotionalism that is uncommon in Lear films".

This is a review of my film of King Lear from Kurt Daw at PlayShakespeare.com

Exposing Layer upon Layer of Moral Rot

Afghan Pedophiles Get Free Pass From U.S. Military, Report Says

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A former Special Forces officer, Capt. Dan Quinn, was relieved of his command and pulled from Afghanistan after fighting with an Afghan militia commander for keeping a boy as a sex slave.CreditKirsten Luce for The New York Times

By Rod Nordland

Jan. 23, 2018

On 5,753 occasions from 2010 to 2016, the United States military reported accusations of “gross human rights abuses” by the Afghan military, including many examples of child sexual abuse. If true, American law required military aid to be cut off to the offending unit.

Not once did that happen.

I urge anyone who cares about justice to read this. It was written 41 years ago but believe me, it's as timely as ever.

Perfect statement from Iris Murdoch

Shakespeare's people, enduring individuals known all over the world, are like icons, secure inhabitants of an art which comprehends human nature from its deepest evil to its highest good, together with its funniness, its happiness & its beauty.

 -Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals

Why the Kurds are Paying for Trump's Gift to Iran

The Kurds are an incredible people. Historically, they have suffered terribly and unjustly. Currently, they have done more to defeat Isis than any other fighting group. They have been betrayed by every country that has dealt with them.