John Goodman on Roseanne Barr, ‘The Conners,’ ‘Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Mandatory F—ing’ in Television Series

“The Conners” and “The Righteous Gemstones” star John Goodman says he misses his “Roseanne” co-star Roseanne Barr, but he’s not sure he’d work with her again. Hit sitcom “Roseanne” was canceled by ABC in 2018 after a racially-charged tweet by Barr about Valerie Jarrett, an African American woman who was a senior adviser to...

Delora Vincent: Interesting facts about Vin Diesel’s mother

Having a Hollywood superstar in your family can attract significant attention, and that is certainly the case for Vin Diesel, the star of the Fast & Furious series. With his involvement in thrilling blockbuster films, the spotlight has turned to Vin Diesel and his family, particularly his mother, Delora Vincent.Vin and his mother, Delora Vincent, at the premiere of...

Is pluralism dead?

G overning a society of diverse religious, racial and political backgrounds has been an American ideal since the Rhode Island Charter was granted 360 years ago. Our political and legal institutions are designed to achieve that utopia of pluralism. But from the beginning of the American experiment, it has been messy finding that pluralistic sweet spot as political, religious...

Is God Is ½

I feel certain that a decade ago, even less, it would have been inconceivable that an Australian theatre company – especially a major one – would mount a play like this: a story about African-Americans, performed by actors of the African diaspora. Is God Is marks an important milestone in local theatre’s growing, though long overdue diversity (how I...