Bronx-born playwright John Patrick Shanley is back. In the 2004 hit “Doubt”, he imagined a conflict between a priest and a nun over allegations of sexual abuse. In his new play, “Defiance”, Shanley examines an argument between marine officers at a North Carolina base in 1971.
It's all in the numbers
Leonard Lance Minority Leader and State Senator (district 23 R)
and
Bonnie Watson Coleman, Assemblywoman (district 15 D)
- on Governor Corzine's budget address
» Lance Leonard's bio
» Bonnie Watson Coleman's bio
and
Bonnie Watson Coleman, Assemblywoman (district 15 D)
- on Governor Corzine's budget address
» Lance Leonard's bio
» Bonnie Watson Coleman's bio
The Defiant Ones
John Patrick Shanley, playwright, talks about his new play "Defiance."
No Laughing Matter
Torben Gettermann, Danish Consul General
- on the controversy over the Danish cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed
» No Laughing Matter event at the Asia Society
- on the controversy over the Danish cartoons depicting prophet Mohammed
» No Laughing Matter event at the Asia Society
Kids: Are They Sexy Enough?
We'd love to do a call-in on that topic, and Hickey-Freeman's ad in this month's Vanity Fair is pushing us closer and closer to that possibility.
They want to seduce you
Robin Givhan takes on the prickly topic of prepubescent ...
Beyond Doubt: John Patrick Shanley Defies Expectation
[Listen to John Patrick Shanley on the BL Show 3/22/06]
Required Reading: March 22, 2006
Corzine proposes budget shaped by "painful choices" (The Record)
NYPD to expand by 1,200 (NY Daily News)
Analysis: city downplays low pay for NY's finest (NY Daily News)
City to introduce 505 new surveillance cameras (NY Daily News)
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