Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Author: Kendall Whitehouse
Performances at the Asian Arts Initiative "Home: Far and Near" In the early 1990s, Kathy Chang -- also known as Kathy Change -- was a common sight on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Clad in a skimpy bikini or, on occasion, completely nude, she would dance, twirling banners or colorful streamers while spouting … Continue reading Soomi Kim: ‘Chang(e)’
This past weekend fans of comic books, anime, and all things science fiction and fantasy flowed into the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center for New York Comic Con. In the seven years that the ReedPOP division of Reed Elsevier's Reed Exhibitions has run the annual extravaganza, New York Comic Con has become a major pop … Continue reading New York Comic Con 2012: Recap and Photo Highlights
A Photographic Look Back at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Although the New York Times talked about a sense of "gloom" pervading the halls of Comic-Con this year, people I spoke with were optimistic -- both in terms of the business outlook and the mood of the crowd. (See Knowledge@Wharton, "Comic-Con Shines through the Gloom.") Comic-Con always exhibits … Continue reading San Diego Comic-Con 2012 in Photos
Second-Story Man, Neal Dhand's feature film debut, is a moody drama that, despite pacing problems and a somewhat meandering narrative, unfolds as a thoughtful meditation on morality. In cold, snowy upstate New York, Arthur Black (Christopher J. Domig) and his girlfriend Valerie Evering (Monique Low) commit petty robberies of small shops and liquor stores with … Continue reading Neal Dhand’s ‘Second-Story Man’
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