THRU Magazine ArchiveI recently turned thirty and it’s natural at that time to begin reflecting oneself against the shadow of your life. One of the first things to look at is, “Are you married?” In my case, I’m single. But I didn’t think I’d be so persistently single by my age, because I’m a catch. Okay, I’m […]
Our Economy, modern capitalism and democracy, is all about “The Good Buy”. Every day, you will have a conversation like, “How much did you pay for that, where’d you get it?” “Salvation Army, three bucks.” “Wow, that’s a smokin’ deal!” But you’re probably not in the conversation where you would say, “How much did you […]
I’m always ready to give credit to Lenny Bruce for contemporary trends in stand up comedy, alongside friends Mort Sahl, Jonathan Winters and the other “sick” comics, to whom we owe our concept of the modern comedic performer. Lenny’s output was tremendous, generating long form bits and sketch routines with multiple characters, yet always performed solo […]
A few months ago, I watched a television program on Netflix and it had me obsessed, completely. I began to relate to the characters, sympathize and worry about them. This is unusual for me, so I knew I had found a special show. But it got me thinking, since I’m hoping to get a base […]