" I am cut to the brains

April 08, 2020

Season 1, Episode 4: Legends and Lore.

In this segment airing tonight (Your Turn Next), I play Jack Fiddler, a spiritual leader among the Cree nation in Canada, who was famous for hunting Wendigos. 

https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/true-terror-with-robert-englund/episodes/legends-and-lore




April 07, 2020

Playing Cordelia


In this film clip a director/father coaches his actress/daughter on playing the role of Cordelia for his film of King Lear.

March 06, 2020

Our Criminal "Justice" system is beyond appalling.

Coronavirus in prison. Containing the virus will be a daunting challenge for prisons and jails, which house a disproportionate share of the sick and elderly, at highest risk from the epidemic. That’s because prison routines and rules make it impossible for incarcerated people to follow the guidelines recommended for the public at large. Hand sanitizers are forbidden because they contain alcohol. People on work detail can’t easily wash their hands.

February 27, 2020

The gender gap in prison discipline is real and significant.

Women in prison are given disproportionately longer punishments for infractions committed while behind bars, a new federal study concludes. Female prisoners are more likely to be punished for nonviolent offenses, like disobeying or talking back to corrections officials, and kept at facilities far from their families. 

February 10, 2020

January 14, 2020

When They See Us

So far I've only seen the the final episode.  Searing. Horrifying. Almost unbearably real. Acting-directing-editing-cinematography superlative.

December 12, 2019

From the Equal Justice Initiative

Not a question of never forget. The imperative is to know and remember.


On this day in 1922, more than 1,000 white people lynched Arthur Young in Perry, Florida. No one was ever held accountable for the lynching. The mob also turned on the black community of Perry, burning several black-owned homes, a church, the Masonic hall, and a school.