Today’s Stairwell Teatro Episode is about the Soul Queen of New Orleans: my namesake Irma Thomas, whose first name is pronounced Ur-ma....

Someone you have just met tells you, politely, that you've mispronounced their name. What do you do? The most welcome response is,...

Introducing my new Shelter In Place Project, The Stairwell Teatro Series. We hear and read it everywhere. Quedate en casa, stay home,...