A recent Hidden Brain podcast on “Honor Culture” has me thinking a lot about how I conduct myself and whether or not people feel dishonored when I put questions to them. “You’re not going to change anybody’s mind by shutting them down,” Claudia Rankine
Harry Nilsson's THE POINT shaped a great deal of my imagination and theology. I think part of the power was the "comic book" that came inside the album. I spent hours on the floor listening to the words and looking at the pictures. As an adult, I found that there was an animated movie! JOY JOY JOY! Somehow, I failed to pass along my love of the movie and soundtrack to my children, but I am pretty certain that they got the POINT!
PS. I think it should be mandatory in all educational institutions. K - post grad.
My son Aussie became close friends with Jim Ridley's daughter Kat during their four years in the Literary Arts conservatory at Nashville School of the Arts. She is, unsurprisingly, brilliant like Jim and like her mom Alicia. And Kat's little brother Jamie (James Ridley VI, I believe!) is witty and whip-sharp.
When Wes Driver and I started Blackbird Theater in 2010, staging financially risky pieces like Stephen Sondheim's rarely produced musical PACIFIC OVERTURES, Jim championed us in print, as did theater critic Martin Brady. We remain forever grateful to them both.
I wish Jim had been here when Aussie and Kat met. Aussie would have delved deep into conversations with Jim. And I sure as heck would have snuck my way into some of them. Blessings on Alicia, Kat, and Jamie. They are a dear and marvelous family.
Harry Nilsson's THE POINT shaped a great deal of my imagination and theology. I think part of the power was the "comic book" that came inside the album. I spent hours on the floor listening to the words and looking at the pictures. As an adult, I found that there was an animated movie! JOY JOY JOY! Somehow, I failed to pass along my love of the movie and soundtrack to my children, but I am pretty certain that they got the POINT!
PS. I think it should be mandatory in all educational institutions. K - post grad.
My son Aussie became close friends with Jim Ridley's daughter Kat during their four years in the Literary Arts conservatory at Nashville School of the Arts. She is, unsurprisingly, brilliant like Jim and like her mom Alicia. And Kat's little brother Jamie (James Ridley VI, I believe!) is witty and whip-sharp.
When Wes Driver and I started Blackbird Theater in 2010, staging financially risky pieces like Stephen Sondheim's rarely produced musical PACIFIC OVERTURES, Jim championed us in print, as did theater critic Martin Brady. We remain forever grateful to them both.
I wish Jim had been here when Aussie and Kat met. Aussie would have delved deep into conversations with Jim. And I sure as heck would have snuck my way into some of them. Blessings on Alicia, Kat, and Jamie. They are a dear and marvelous family.