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Ethics in Art: The Life and Legacy of Michael Jackson

Submitted by barcode 2x on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:40.

By BARCODE 2x

Go back to the old days. Thriller was an instant and enduring classic whose immediate and lasting impact could be palpably felt. Michael Jackson was a humanitarian too, a beautiful, gentle soul who seemed to have an endless supply of magic and power. He was in Africa, he was in the news, he was an eccentric and a mystery.

Classic Rock: The Soundtrack of the Enslavement of Women by the American Pig Patriarchy

Submitted by barcode 2x on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 14:46.

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant enslaving the female race.

BY MZ MANNERS, MILITANT FEMINETHICIST

Let me start off by saying this: I am still straight. I have not turned to a lesbian lifestyle. Not yet!

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Redesign the Modern Family

Submitted by barcode 2x on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 15:21.

Design the perfect family. Who are they, and what could you do to help them live the best life?

  • How many children?
  • Where do they live?
  • Do you redesign the marriage too?

Give us your thoughts.

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MURDER MUSIC: The Life and Work of Carlo Gesualdo

Submitted by barcode 2x on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 09:27.

Genius. Madman. Murderer. Carlo Gesualdo killed his wife and her lover, and went on to compose some of the most haunting and revolutionary new music of the Renaissance. This special podcast is a radio drama and live concert featuring members of the Blackbird Theatre Company and the Vocal Arts Ensemble.

With Oliver Darrow as Gesualdo, Dana Sutton as Donna Maria, Barton Bund as Fabrizio Carafa, Adam Rzepka as Tomas and Emily Wilson-Tobin as Lenora. Barton Bund and Adam Rzepka also double as two musicians of Ferrar. The production was written and directed by Barton Bund.

Murder Music Part Two: Panel Discussion

Submitted by barcode 2x on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 08:43.

How far do we go to protect our artists from prosecution? Protecting great art sometimes means protecting some not-so-great people. Bart and Jeanine host a panel discussion on art and ethics. Panel features Vocal Arts Ensemble Director Ben Cohen, A2ethics Board Member Jamie Hein, and Blackbird Theatre Company Members Adam Rzepka, Oliver Darrow, Dana Sutton and Emily Wilson-Tobin. Recorded at the Blackbird Theatre, April 30, 2009.

Ethical Reviews

Ethical Review: MAN ON WIRE

Submitted by barcode 2x on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 22:42.

By BARCODE 2x

Watching Philippe Petit, the wild-eyed hero of MAN ON WIRE, you feel that here, strangely enough, is someone you trust. He wants to pull his "coup", walking on a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. And he inspires a kind of confidence in everyone around him, that even this impossible task, this death-defying stunt, is possible.

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Waiting to Jump: The Olympics Grounding of the 'Flying 15'

Submitted by jadelay on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 13:12.

There may well be box seats for the spectators at ski jumping events. To get to any seats at all, I stared at the never-ending portable stairs built into the hill I had to climb.  Already, I was blaming the organizers: for the signage written in the host country's  language that I could not read; for having security guards everywhere, who like security guards everywhere do nothing until they decide to do something; for the still falling snow at an event that required snow.