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Poetry

Hollywood Memorabilia Show by Stephen Barile

We went to the Blossom BallroomAt the Roosevelt Hotel in old Hollywood,For the Hollywood Memorabilia Show. Charles, and his associate Dave,Peddling movie star signaturesOn old film contracts,In a room of folding tables,Booths with minor celebrities. Traders buying and sellingCollectibles; autographs, books,Lobby cards, movie posters, photos,With old movie stars attending. At one stall, on folding chairs,Two Hollywood Indian actors.Older versions of themselves, Iron Eyes Cody, the … Continue reading Hollywood Memorabilia Show by Stephen Barile

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Criticism

Do Tell Is All About Showing…How The Past Is Prologue

As Lindsay Lynch (easy to misread as Lindsay Lunch on the book cover) does tell it, her drive to write the novel that became Do Tell stemmed from the media headlines that were percolating circa 2016 to 2017. And especially at the end of 2017, with the #MeToo movement being resparked (Tarana Burke had already coined the phrase and its meaning in 2005) amid Ronan … Continue reading Do Tell Is All About Showing…How The Past Is Prologue

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