I guess being a parent really does affect how I view art. Yesterday two articles I wrote dropped on different publications, Better Lemons and Dwarf+Giant, a blog of The Last Bookstore LA. I didn't realize until I shared them to Facebook that both show how I view art differently since becoming a parent.
One is how The Cat in the Hat reads like a manual for child molesters. I thought I'd get more pushback on this story, but so far all comments except one appreciate my argument for removing that book from your collection. Thanks to Dwarf+Giant for publishing this one!
The other is the first in a series, What Theaters Need to Know: Courting Families on Better Lemons, a relaunched Los Angeles arts website. Here I detail how small changes and larger ones can go a long way towards making families feel welcome at your programming. Until you've had to change your child's diaper on a nasty restroom floor while other audience members bang on the door during intermission, you really haven't lived as a parent.
Stay tuned for some more interesting articles from me......
