Fringe-Blogger Profile: Gordon
Name: Sheffy Gordon
Hometown: Born in Haifa, Israel; grew up in Pittsburgh, PA
Years in D.C.: 5, plus a few sticky summers when I was home from college.
First CapFringe? This is my third year, second with Fringe and Purge.
Shows I’m Seeing: I can’t plan more than a few days ahead—Peace Warriors, Beyond Dark Corners, and A Tactile Dinner
Random Things You Might Find Revealing About My Sensibilities: I have never owned a car; my favorite possessions are my bicycles and my underwater camera. I spent six years in grad school studying how flies fly.
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11:25 pm
[...] Sheffy says: November 4, 2008, was historic. African-American voters turned out in record numbers to elect Barack Obama. In California, that record black vote has been blamed for ensuring passage of Prop 8, where 7 in 10 blacks voted in favor of a measure that bans gay marriage. While both the black community and gay community have struggled for their civil rights, traditionally the two have not gotten along. So what if you’re both black and gay? Chances are “Beyond Dark Corners” is not just a metaphor for you. [...]
10:36 am
[...] Sheffy says: You think you’ve seen “the Fringiest” show? A Tactile Dinner is off the map (actually, it’s literally off the Fringe map, and there are no signs outside to help identify the building, so make sure you write down the address). This is no show, it is an experience, and one I exhort you not to miss. [...]
11:03 am
[...] Sheffy says: Remember how much fun you had in your Philosophy 101 class debating questions like: Is it ethical to kill someone in self-defense or in war? What about assassinating Hitler? If you could prevent someone from being killed, are you culpable if you don’t? Now imagine listening to that debate rehashed for 120 straight minutes. I get it, every scenario is unique, but to make your point, do you really need to beat it over the head with a brick (uh, literally)? [...]
3:16 pm
[...] Sheffy says: MTV is filming its 23rd season of The Real World right here in Washington, in Dupont Circle. What’s most surprising is not that the Fringer to your left might soon be a cable TV mini-celebrity, but that this show is still on the air. Who would’ve thought that broadcasting the “unscripted” lives of seven co-habitating strangers would spark a new genre called “Reality TV?” And after Big Brother, Survivor, Jon & Kate, doesn’t the concept ever get stale? [...]