You could probably survey 100 people at random on what they most remember Dame Maggie Smith for and you’d probably get dozens of responses. Smith, who died on Sept. 27 at the age of 89, had a body of work many actors would dream of. It is hard to summarize her work with just aContinue reading “Final Bow For Dame Maggie Smith”
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‘Erasure’ Is A Good Work Of American Fiction That Seems Too Real
Percival Everett published the dark comedy satire Erasure in 2001. A year prior, Spike Lee released his satire Bamboozled. Both seem to be about a black male protagonist who doesn’t fit what most think of as black men. They’re both highly educated, sophisticated intellectuals. Yet they are constantly criticized by those around them for howContinue reading “‘Erasure’ Is A Good Work Of American Fiction That Seems Too Real”
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