![]() ![]() ![]() “I Am Chrissie” Skylight/Skylab Theatre, 1816 ½ North Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz. To anticipate the Father's confession, one could describe Pirandello as perhaps subject to the 'Demon of Experiment. “Six Characters Looking for an Author” The Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3 rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica. Six Characters often appears improvisational, sketch-like, what the Manager calls a 'glorious failure.' Note the aborted rehearsal, rejected and incompletely drawn characters, hastily assembled sets, and onward. Only time, and a lot of scene work, will decide their stage fate. ![]() This text, entitled Six Characters Looking for an Author, is a new version by David Harrower. The cast of “Six Characters” is mostly newbies. Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author is an extraordinary and influential play, a sharp-edged labyrinth of humour, pity and profundity. and landed the title role in “Mary Barnes” at the Odyssey Theatre that award-winning production - in which she played a schizophrenic - launched her professional career. The show works best when O’Brien leans into her uneasy connection with Chrissie, who deems acting to be “lying to yourself, about yourself, which is the worst.” O’Brien, trapped in a bad marriage, comes to realize that her patient is not only talking about theater. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Iain McGilchrist is the author of The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. They discuss the evolutionary history of the divided brain, research on surgically divided brains, popular misconceptions about the differences between the hemispheres, the left hemisphere’s propensity for confabulation, the prospect that consciousness might be partitioned in an intact brain, the difference between consciousness and attention, the boundary between the conscious and unconscious mind, how face-to-face encounters differ between the hemispheres, the unique deficits resulting from damage to the left and right hemispheres, the ascendancy of the left-hemisphere in modern culture, the possibility that the brain is a mere receiver of mind, the prospect of surviving death, and other topics. ![]() In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Iain McGilchrist about the differences between the right and left hemispheres of the human brain. ![]() ![]() ![]() I almost don’t even want to say more than that because (like usual) I went into this story almost blind. ![]() Once she sets out on her journey, she meets up with a broody Celestial Prince, a terrifying yet familial shapeshifter, and the beginnings of a foretelling start to take shape. She’s determined to vanquish the Shadow demon at any cost, even venturing outside of the safety of her village to go on a harrowing quest that will lead her to what she needs to save her village. From there, we meet present-day Dyna, a healer from the secluded village of North Star in the kingdom of Azure. ![]() It’s spooky and dark and while clearly sets the tone and purpose of Dyna’s character, doesn’t necessarily speak to the tone or mood of the book. The story begins in an eerie dream-memory of the last night the mysterious Shadow demon attacked Dyna’s village. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is also co-director of Triple Helix Productions, with a mandate to develop more accurate science content for the media. O'Connell is the co-founder and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Utopia Scientific (dedicated to research and science education. Her debut novel was Ivory Ghosts (Random House). A Baby Elephant In The Wild (2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers) is a Junior Library Guild Select, and Elephant Don: The Politics Of A Pachyderm Posse (University of Chicago Press) came out in 2015. Sibert Honor and Horn Book Honor for 2012. Her co-authored nonfiction children's book, The Elephant Scientist (2011, Houghton Mifflin Children's Books) won five awards, including the Robert F. ![]() Her narrative nonfiction photo book An Elephant's Life (2011, Lyons Press) uses a graphic novel approach to revealing subtle and intimate aspects of elephant society. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed nonfiction science memoir, The Elephant's Secret Sense (2007, Free Press). Caitlin O'Connell is a Consulting Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and a world renowned expert on elephants and vibrotactile sensitivity. ![]() ![]() Underscoring the importance of Sveg in Mankell’s life is the fact that the four book ‘boy Joel’ series was based in this small yet serenely beautiful Swedish town. This is despite the occasional loneliness he felt due to the lack of motherly love and affection in his childhood. While reminiscing about his life, Mankell often recalls his childhood moments in Sveg as some of the best in his life. Mankell and his elder sister lived with him there for the greater part of their childhood. Iver Mankell -Henning’s father- was appointed as a high court judge in the small Swedish town of Sveg shortly after Henning’s birth. This is due to the absence of his mother during his early years. ![]() ![]() Born in Stockholm Sweden in the year 1948 on the 3rd of February to parents who divorced when he was just a year old, Mankell’s childhood must have been far from smooth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than overwhelming the reader with multiple plotlines and a sprawling cast of characters, The Stardust Thief focuses on its central trio and the locales they visit. With the help of her jinn bodyguard, Qadir the sultan’s son, Prince Mazen and Aisha bint Louas, a relentless jinn hunter, Loulie must cross through treacherous territory and endure brutal trials to recover the lamp. The Stardust Thief follows Loulie al-Nazari, aka the Night Merchant, a trader of illegal magic who is ordered by the sultan to find a powerful relic-a lamp that will heal the land but destroy all jinn in the process. ![]() With dashes of inspiration from One Thousand and One Nights, Chelsea Abdullah’s debut fantasy kicks off in a world of sand and magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Octopus (Cameo), Hulk (Cameo), Hercules (Cameo), Mapmakers (Introduction, Villains), Princess Power (Cameo), Radioactive Man (Cameo), Logan, Major Domo, Kallark, Ironman (Cameo), Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Ms. ![]() Nightmask, Izzy Kane (Origin), Rocket Raccoon (Cameo), Uatu, Puck (Cameo), Falcon, Kimo (Dies), The Namor, Hulk (Bruce Banner), Spider-Man (Cameo), Punisher (Cameo), Captain America (Cameo), N'kono (Dies), Dora Milaje (Flashback), Franklin Richards (Cameo), Lockjaw (Cameo), Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Having learned holistic medicine from her mother, Ada becomes the Gang’s de facto doctor and assists with small robberies and wagon heists as she proves herself.īut petty theft is just the beginning of the Gang’s far-reaching, not to mention dangerous, plans. Turns out, the most fearsome outlaws this side of the Mississippi are just like her-women and nonbinary people ostracized for being “barren,” gender-nonconforming, or witches. If dressing like it’s 1894 doesn’t feel like your thing, I would note that, having finished this book in two sittings, I feel confident calling it a Western for people who don’t usually read Westerns.Īccused of witchcraft when she can’t conceive a child, Ada must choose: face a witch trial and risk being hanged, or join the Hole in the Wall Gang and become an outlaw. ![]() Think prairie dresses, herbal remedies, and women homesteading on the American frontier. Anna North’s latest book is cottagecore in novel form. ![]() ![]() Every night, she and her best friend Wes risk their lives to steal Moonflower petals and distribute the elixir to those who need it most-but its still not enough. ![]() Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the unyielding royals. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion-its the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely limited. King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the Kings Justice. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand. ![]() The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Book Synopsis From New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a blockbuster fantasy series about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing down. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. Touch of Frost My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy - a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest. The only thing I do know is that my life is never, ever going to be the same. Now I have no friends and no idea how my gift fits in with all these warrior whiz kids. But even I don't want to know the secrets my friend Paige is hiding or the terrible loss that will send me to a new school - Mythos Academy, where the teachers aren't preparing us for the SATs, but to battle Reapers of Chaos. I want to know everything about everyone around me. Okay, okay, maybe a lot nosy-to the point of obsession sometimes. It's called psychometry - that's a fancy way of saying that I see images in my head and get flashes of other people's memories off almost everything I touch, even guys. First Frost I am Gwen Frost, and I have a Gypsy gift. ![]() |