HeyJaredYes And: Essays in the Age of Improv
Musings on improvisation and its application across the arts, culture, science, history, and politics from Randy Fertel, author of Winging It: Improv's Power and Peril in the Time of Trump.
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Trump Rides a Qatari Trojan Horse (opens the original)
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Here’s a little piece of the story you may have missed about the $400 million Boeing 747-8 jet Qatari Royals gifted to the United States government.Yes, we already know the acceptance of such a high-value asset from a foreign government drew immediate legal and ethical criticism regarding protocol and constitutional clauses. Of course, the Constitution rarely slows Trump down. But as the BBC pointed out, Trump “achieved a remarkable feat, uniting many partisans across America’s bitter political
A Dylan Concert in Boston and My Nostos (opens the original)
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In mid-July as the Canadian wildfires burned, I went to Boston for my nephew’s birthday. We bowled candlepins which was harder than I remembered, a reminder of the years’ costs. We saw a truly great Dylan concert. Dylan at 85 offered the wisdom of Menaleus, a reminder that with the years not all is lost.<div
Big News... 👀 (opens the original)
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Friends, I’m happy to announce that the third book in my improv trilogy is under contract with LSU Press: The Age of Improv: How Improvisation Shaped Global Popular Culture. It’s currently undergoing a vigorous review and editing process. Look for it in the fall of 2027.<div class="image2-i
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