The Los Angeles Times headline, “Israel judge rules Rachel Corrie responsible for her own death,” seems almost to caricature the finding, summoning up a mental image of Corrie coaxing a D9 Caterpillar driver into crushing her, in particular. Continue reading Israeli Judge Rules Rachel Corrie’s Death a Mostly No-Fault Accident
Shanley has little novel to say with his allegory—though the comparison with America’s treatment of Native Americans feels smart and the dialogue is full of Wildean wit. There is some amusement in watching Shanley spin the variations and details out. Mostly it’s an opportunity to slowly remember details of the first act and see them newly contextualized in the overt analogue suggested by the second half. Continue reading Intiman’s Dirty Story Veers From Savage Drama to Sketch Comedy
