The Future and Charles Ludlam

For me, the man in that dress was a Futurist. I’ll get to that in a minute, let’s first step back a bit.  That’s a picture of Charles Ludlam. Charles was the founder of The Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York. He was a brilliant playwright, director and actor. He made cross-dressing an art form. [...]

Futurists are Hot

So, I always thought that this guy was a Futurist. Ben Franklin seemed to scope out the future needs of the nation, while also being a deep historian of the past. He wasn’t very hot – but need he be?  No, he was a guy who could look backwards and forwards and generally, we could [...]