Monthly Archives: July 2011
Coming Out Straight: The Snap Judgment Edition
Here it is! This is my act from the recent Snap Judgment live special that is currently airing on NPR and is slated to air on PBS in the fall. Watch and pass it on, if you dare. Mom & Dad — don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Brave New Voices in the Bay: A Selective Preview
I don’t have much time right now to write — I’m busy getting ready to welcome over 500 of the world’s best young writers to the Bay to do their thing. Yes, my friends, it’s time for Brave New Voices. This is the culmination of the Youth Speaks program year,…
My Summer Reading List: Soccer, Politics, & Jews
When my uncle called me this morning, I had to shush him. “Hold one second,” I whispered. “I can’t talk too loud, I’m at the library.” “You’re at the library?” he asked incredulously, his voice actually getting louder despite my request. “On the Saturday morning of a three-day weekend??” Guilty…