Happy if She were Nappy: Thoughts on Storm, the Greatest X-Man
When the MCU reboots the ‘X-Men’ film series, here’s the one change they NEED to make.
Cop. Out.
Want to know why Black people don’t trust police? Ask a Black person… like me.
My “Lost” Express Story: Can The Flight Deck Take Off Once Again?
Stephen Buel still owes me money for this never-published East Bay Express story.
Black America’s waiting, Justin Timberlake…
If any white celeb owes us an apology, it’s the so-called “prince of pop”.
What Dances shall We have: Mendelssohn’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at SF Ballet
SF Ballet’s gorgeous remount ‘Midsummer’ only lasted one night, which somehow seems appropriate.
‘Clash’-ing Lights and Civil Rights: Culture Clash ‘(Still) in America’ World Premiere at Berkeley Rep
The Latin trio return to the Berkeley Rep with their latest entertaining document of our country’s kookiest characters.
Don’t You think You’re Falling: ‘Gloria’ West Coast Premiere at ACT
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins leans too heavily cliches of “the death (wink, wink) of print” in his latest show at the ACT.
Design of a Decade: ‘Y2K’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s first 2020 show is a gut-busting throwback to the final days of the last millennium.
How Soon is Now: ‘Born in East Berlin’ World Premiere (Sandbox Series) by SF Playhouse
A new Sandbox play from the Playhouse is an imperfect recollection of clashing cultures the year before the Berlin Wall fell.
My Kingdom for Cliff’s Notes: ‘Gatz’ West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep
The famous staged reading of the entire ‘Great Gatsby’ is nothing more than a flickering green light.
Ebony Powers: ‘Manifesto’ at Brava
Rotimi Agbabiaka delivers another winning solo show satirizing race, sexuality, and hunger for fame.
Thank you, Regina King: 2019 Year in Review
My belated look at 2019 puts 2020 into perspective.