Category: Entertainment

  • A Grain of Salt: Body Consciousness

    A Grain of Salt: Body Consciousness

    The adolescent girl leaves her dolls dormant. But throughout her life, woman will be vigorously encouraged to leave and come back to herself by the magic of the mirror–Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex. My mother has always instilled in me a sense of right and wrong, and that you can’t always take things personally.…

  • Full Circle: Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)

    Full Circle: Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)

    I had one brief individual encounter with Philip Seymour Hoffman about three years ago during an audition for one of the plays he was producing with his company, the Labyrinth Theater. When I met him, he was encouraging, kind, and commented on the fact that we both had studied with the same people at Circle…

  • Putting My Professional Goals Out Into the #Universe

    Putting My Professional Goals Out Into the #Universe

    I’ve always had a lot professional goals. Sometimes, it just takes the courage to go after what you want no matter how frightened you are. This year, I really want to make changes for the better, especially after all of the things that negatively impacted my life last year. This year, I am trying to…