Culture Commentator Sheri Parks on reactions to the mass shooting in Orlando. Was the shooter a self-radicalized terrorist, a deranged abuser, a virulent bigot, a self-loathing gay man, or some combination thereof? As the dead are remembered and buried, what will we remember months and years from now about how this tragedy changed the conversation about the fight against terrorism, access to firearms, and bigotry against the LGBTQ community, Latinos, and Muslims? Sheri Parks is an associate Dean and associate professor at the University of Maryland College Park. She’ll help us unpack lessons from the massacre at Pulse nightclub.
Plus, Theater Critic J Wynn Rousuck reviews Godspellat Cockpit in Court.