Written in 1965, Harold Pinter’s “The Homecoming” is an enigmatic play that can be interpreted in any number of ways.  As performed by a stellar cast in the current Capital Stage production, under the very fine direction of Janis Stevens, the story seems almost absurd, and yet it has so many compelling scenes that is […]

Tweet much?  That’s not a question anyone would have asked you ten years ago.  That was back in the good old days when a simple e-mail was the prime means of communication.  Of course, even then texting was emerging as the rage.  Texting is something I started doing a few years ago, after I finally […]

Do the ends always justify the means?  That question is prominent in many military decisions in times of war, but it also can be relevant in far more personal terms when individuals feel compelled to turn on their own moral principles.  And in the most extreme circumstances, it can result in illegal conduct by those […]

              Genocide (n.) – The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. -UN Convention, Article II If you’ve been following the coverage for the last week or so, you know that April 24 is the date Armenians mark as the centennial of the start of […]