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In close to 50 film roles, the Colombian-born, Queens, New York-raised actor has favored scene-stealers who are also valued members of a group, like self-described drag princess Chi-Chi Rodriguez in \u003cem>Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar\u003c/em>, the French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in \u003cem>Moulin Rouge\u003c/em>, and Sid the Sloth in the \u003cem>Ice Age\u003c/em> animated feature franchise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On stage, the actor’s solo shows — hilarious and gripping pieces like \u003cem>Mambo Mouth\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Spic-o-Rama\u003c/em> — are ensembles of one, where Leguizamo might play all the members of a dysfunctional family or himself and his own father within seconds of each other. “Those characters are all up there with me,” Leguizamo said over the phone from New York. “With my body, an inflection, an accent, I can cut between characters faster than a movie can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Leguizamo - Spic O Rama - All My Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/qHItifu95iU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The performer is currently in final rehearsals for his new theatrical piece, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1516/10462.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The solo show — his sixth to date — begins its world premiere run at Berkeley Repertory Theatre on Friday, Jul. 1. Directed by Berkeley Rep artistic director Tony Taccone, it’s a 90-minute blitz through the much-overlooked contributions of Latinos to U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reclaiming the past through a Latino lens\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Look at our history; we were present,” Leguizamo said. “If 2,000 Latinos fought in the Civil War, how come that never came up in school? If 500,000 of us fought in World War II, how come not one World War II movie has a Latin character?” In the same vein as Howard Zinn’s seminal book \u003cem>A People’s History of the United States\u003c/em>, Leguizamo’s show is focused on telling a different version of the past — what the artist calls, “exposing an act of purposeful disinclusion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Behind the scenes: John Leguizamo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o1_jNrvWBGI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Theater of self-education\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The idea for the show came to Leguizamo a few years ago when he misinformed his teenaged son, who was working on a school paper at the time, that \u003cem>Quechuan\u003c/em> was the name of a Colombian Indian tribe. It’s actually an indigenous language. “I’m one of the morons I’m talking about,” Leguizamo said. “The piece spirals outward from me educating my son, me educating myself, me educating the audience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of all of Leguizamo’s work to date, \u003cem>Latin History\u003c/em> has the most direct connection to \u003cem>Freak\u003c/em>. That solo show, conceived in 1998, centered on what the actor learned from his father and what he chose to leave behind. 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"content": "\u003cp>On the morning of December 14, 2012, I was getting ready to head off to my job as a kindergarten art aide when I first heard the news of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I cried all the way to school, as I listened to the reports roll in about the teachers sacrificing themselves, the scared young students, and the commentary on living in a world where even innocent children are targets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the principal asked us not to discuss the news, I kept wondering how I would manage to keep it together in the midst of this horrible day. Just outside the classroom, I took a deep breath, wiped my mascara off my cheeks, and remembered the \"Just keep swimming\" scene from \u003cem>Finding Nemo:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WVoC_CJbow\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, you know what? It worked. My students made lovely glitter snowflakes that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sadly, Sandy Hook isn’t the last time it's been necessary to overcome a tragedy. When faced with news of\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/13/why-the-orlando-shooting-isnt-as-surprising-as-it-should-be/\"> last week's Orlando shooting\u003c/a>, at first I was at a loss, but then I remembered my \u003cem>Finding Nemo\u003c/em> moment. And I realized that there were far more pop culture touchstones that have given me hope in times of tragedy. Here are a few ways I renew my faith in humanity during hard times:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>FICTION\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a4/bb/a6/a4bba6a38c29822933bdf82240e03b9c.jpg\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Christy\u003c/em> by Catherine Marshall, on the other hand, is a sentimental favorite I’ve read so many times I’ve practically memorized it. The semi-true story of a young, naïve society girl who teaches and falls in love with a remote Appalachian community is sure to inspire the most cynical among us about the power of caring and dedication to others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406383769l/49628.jpg\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Cloud Atlas\u003c/em> by David Mitchell is not just a favorite of mine but also my undergraduate university’s president. He often quoted some of the final lines from the book: “My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?” This collection of six nested stories really drives home the point that every single life matters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood.jpg\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood\u003c/em> by Rebecca Wells was the first “adult” book I read as a child. And the story of four lifelong friends -- the ya-yas -- who support their member's daughter as she discovers how to love and forgive, is one that has resonated with me and millions of other readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>POETRY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Sure, you’re thinking to yourself, all I need is a good Shel Silverstein or Dr. Seuss poem. But, thanks to my MFA program, I’d actually suggest reading more widely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/horses-midnight-without-moon\">“Horses at Midnight Without a Moon” by Jack Gilbert\u003c/a> is a recent find. There’s just something about that final sentence that fills me with unwavering optimism – “Our spirit persists like a man struggling / through the frozen valley / who suddenly smells flowers / and realizes the snow is melting / out of sight on top of the mountain, / knows that spring has begun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">Nora Ephron's \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jun/27/nora-ephron-miss-wont-miss\">“What I Won't Miss” and the accompanying piece “What I Will Miss”\u003c/a> are powerful but simple list essays likely written after her diagnosis of leukemia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>FILM\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6UbYHCkoZs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\u003c/em> – Say what you will about the preachy nature of Frank Capra films, but with a nod to \u003ca href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/meet-the-senator-who-filibustered-for-15-hours-on-gun-control-20160620\">last week's filibuster\u003c/a>, isn’t it inspiring to see a Congressman standing up for what’s right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FKP-rjhh4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cem>Legally Blonde\u003c/em> – No one should ever underestimate Elle Woods. 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"content": "\u003cp>Earlier this week, \u003ca href=\"http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-issues-takedown-notice-over-fat-axl-photo-20160606\">it emerged\u003c/a> that Axl Rose had issued Google with several DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown notices over a particularly unflattering image of himself wearing a big red bandana, billowing white shirt and a facial expression that can only be described as constipated. The photo, originally taken at a Canadian concert, has since been the object of amusement for an abundance of meme-makers, and Axl -- to say the least -- is not terribly pleased about it. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, just pop “Fat Axl meme” into a Google Image search and wait for the food puns to start rolling in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are the memes mean? Of course they are. Are they fatist? You betcha. Are they another example of internet bullying? That one is debatable. There are a multitude of people who believe that, if one chooses to be in the spotlight and readily accepts all of the benefits that come from fame, one must take the bad with the good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a 2013 report from \u003ca href=\"http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/richest-rock-lead-singers-world/\">CelebrityNetWorth.com\u003c/a>, Axl Rose, that year, was worth $150 million. With the key players from the original Guns N’ Roses line up back together and starting a tour later this month, that sum is set to increase even further. Which makes it all the more difficult to feel sorry for Monsieur Rose, especially given his historically well-documented penchant for tantrums and bad behavior.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, the great irony of all this legal action is that people who’d never even seen the “Fat Axl” memes are now having their attention pointedly drawn to them, and people who had forgotten about them are now returning to have another giggle at the expense of a very rich, very famous, rather easily annoyed person. A legal action to get some unfortunate pictures taken down from the internet is, in 2016 terms, the ultimate in self-indulgence and ego-mania. If half the world didn’t already think Axl Rose was a bit of a whiny baby, it certainly does now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, Axl Rose isn’t the first star to attempt to destroy photos of himself he doesn’t like, and he won’t be the last. Actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto, went to \u003ca href=\"http://www.thrashhits.com/2013/10/jared-letos-wrongs-010-erasing-the-memory-of-jordan-catalano-in-favour-of-selfies/#more-41635\">extraordinary lengths\u003c/a> to wipe some old photos of himself from our consciousness back in 2013. One of the pictures he was upset about featured him posing shirtless, shaggy chin-length ‘90s hair tousled around his face, with arms embracing a bunch of lilies as if they were a newborn infant. We’d direct you to that image, but, astoundingly, Leto succeeded in wiping it off the face of the earth. (Which, if you ever did see that photo, is rather devastating, because of how incredibly hilarious it was.) Rest assured, if you have a copy of that picture and you try to put it online, Jared Leto will come after you for copyright infringement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the pre-internet age of course, none of this was an issue for The Famous People. Humans didn’t sit at home, chopping up magazines, writing funny things on them and pasting the altered images up around town. We, the general public, mostly saw what the stars and their publicists wanted us to see. Occasionally, something uncomplimentary would show up in a tabloid or gossip magazine, but we had to go to a newsstand every Wednesday and pay money to see it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I'm sure Axl and Jared -- as dudes that were already famous before the internet was a thing -- look back on those days fondly. Sure, they had a much easier time of it in the ‘80s and ‘90s -- but those days are as over as \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCIKg3YREHY\">Jordan Catalano’s Ramones covers band\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the internet age, it is virtually impossible to view any musician trying to keep control of their image as anything other than petty and self-involved. 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Thanks to Google, everyone can see their musical heroes, from any angle, whenever the hell they want and feel almost zero guilt about how any online criticisms and mockery might make that famous person feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whether it’s morally right or wrong, when celebrities (musical or otherwise) go to great legal lengths to try and prevent this (relatively new) online process, it outright fails to make the meme-makers feel bad and only serves to make the star look ridiculous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Axl Rose should be more concerned about how this legal action makes him look in the eyes of his fans than about whether one photo could possibly sully his (already not immaculate) image. In this new age of mass, mass media, one picture can’t and won’t destroy the public's view of you -- but looking like you care too much about it might.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The festival celebrates the Bay Area’s enormous ethnic diversity and exceptional dancing from groups like Chinese Performing Arts of America (San Jose), the San Francisco Flamenco Dance Company, Kathak from San Franciscan Aliah Najmabadi, and many others over the next three weekends. It opens with a free performance at noon today by El Tunante (Peruvian dance) at San Francisco City Hall. 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Details \u003ca href=\"https://www.odcdance.org/performance.php?param=275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7l-xs2GF-0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>June 5:\u003c/strong> Cymande is back on the road. Last year, this British funk band put out its first studio album in forty years. But they haven’t lost their smooth and soulful touch. The band has mostly stuck together: Steve Scipio (Bass, vocals) Patrick Patterson (Guitar, vocals) Sam Kelly (Drums) Mike Rose (Sax, flute, percussion) Pablo Gonsales (Percussion, vocals) and Derek Gibbs (Sax), and they combine a little Calypso, a little reggae, a little Curtis Mayfield, and a bit of smooth jazz. Details for their show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco are \u003ca href=\"http://www.theregencyballroom.com/events/detail/308513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7NIvS4IBdc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>June 4 & 7\u003c/strong>: \u003ca href=\"http://www.natashaleggero.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natasha Leggero\u003c/a> and the Bay Area’s own \u003ca href=\"http://moshekasher.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moshe Kasher \u003c/a>are both alums of \u003cem>Chelsea Lately; t\u003c/em>hey’re also newly married and on their “Honeymoon tour.” Leggero has been talking (see the \u003cem>Conan\u003c/em> clip above) about converting to Judaism for the marriage, and pioneering new (and humorous) ways to offend Jews and Catholics alike. 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