Happy Birthday America

[rmd]

In honor of Independence Day and historical wonkery, today I read Frederick Douglas' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July"". Interesting read from the 1850's.

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[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Amen.

[randomposting.livejournal.com]

Very interesting read I hadn't come upon before. Thanks for linking! Also, love you sweeney icon. :)

[rmd.livejournal.com]

you're welcome! and thanks! I loves me some sondheim.

[randomposting.livejournal.com]

He's the best.

Are you an Into The Woods fan? If so, how do you feel about them cutting Any Moment in The Woods?

I'm a little heartbroken, but with the exception of Mrs. Lovett, The Baker's Wife is my favorite Sondheim female role, so there's that. lol.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how well Into The Woods will translate to the screen, really. Particularly the 2nd act, which gets kind of meta in a way that I think works better on the stage than film, which is more immersive.

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

"For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake."

And we did get it, oh, yes.