Heather Christian Shervin Laniez
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and American Conservatory Theater have partnered on a film of The Bushwick Starrâs 2017 production of
Animal Wisdom, created by and starring Heather Christian. Currently being filmed at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, DC, a streaming release is slated for late spring.
Amber McGinnis directs the film, with stage direction by Emilyn Kowaleski. The cast also includes Sasha Brown, Eric Farber, B.E. Farrow, and Maya Sharpe.
In
Animal Wisdom, singer-songwriter-soothsayer Christian lays to rest the souls that haunt her, shape-shifting between rock star, folklorist, and high priestess, as she conjures a constellation of souls in an effort to confront her familyâs mythologies.
Our men in Havana
Tim Weiner is a former New York Times reporter and author of
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (2007). The history of the CIA, according to Weiner, is a history of the failures of the CIA.
The CIA chose not to ignore the book. It posted a response by the agency’s historian that the agency has unfortunately removed from its site. The CIA historian’s response to Weiner’s book was linked in J.R. Bullington’s review for American Diplomacy here, but the link now draws up a blank page. I read the CIA response at the time Weiner’s book was published and thought it was pretty good. Writing from my memory of it, I think it informs Bullington’s review.
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