Moon #28:  “The World is More than We Will Ever Know” *SPOILERS* “I think we all understand on a deep level that speech is free, and one of the reasons we allow speech to be free is that no one’s listening.  It doesn’t matter what you say and it doesn’t matter how you say it because no one gives a shit.  Sort of a central … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 28

Moon #27:  “A Flaw in Your Judgment” *SPOILERS* “The stars are an inhuman thing, but the constellations are ours.  We tell the stories that connect them.” Mike Daisey begins Episode 27 of his 29-part monologue, All the Faces of the Moon, with a sly reference to the government shutdown, which started on the day of this episode’s recording.  And as he sets the scene for … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 27

HOUSEKEEPING NOTE:   Apologies for the massive delay between posts.  A family emergency took me back and forth to Georgia twice last week.  The final three should come out at a more regular clip.  Moon #16:  “The Sun is a Blind and Burning Thing” *SPOILERS* “Can you light it up?”  “Yeah.  Absolutely.” We finally get the reveal I’ve been waiting for in Episode 26 of Mike … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 26

Moon #25:  “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress” *SPOILERS* “You know sometimes the best tricks aren’t tricks at all?  I just knew when you ran like that.  I know a little bit about what’s in you and I knew you’d be able to run wherever you wanted.  The world would bend to make it possible.” Mike Daisey begins Episode 25 of his 29-part monologue, All … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 25

Moon #24:  “If You Wish Upon a Star You Will Regret It” *SPOILERS* “The politics in academia are particularly fierce because the stakes are so low.” When monologist Mike Daisey attributes the quote above to Mark Twain in Part 24 of his 29-night cycle, All the Faces of the Moon, he jokes that really all quotes are attributable to Mark Twain in one way or … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 24

Moon #23:  “Saturn is a Father Devouring his Children” *SPOILERS* “There is something about being that kind of person, wanting to engage in that way, that makes it hard to get in touch with the artistic side of yourself because you want to fight.  You know, you want to fight because you think there are things that matter.  It’s not as artsy to fight.” In … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 23

Moon #22:  “Paying the Rent in the Tower of Song” *SPOILERS* “We don’t need a fiction, we tell ourselves.  We don’t need a story to change anything.  What could a story show us that is not inside us already?  And the answer is nothing.  A story cannot show you anything that is not inside you already.  You carry within you every part of every story … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 22

Moon #21:  “The Devil Always Plays to a Draw” *SPOILERS* “It’s a strange thing, the way the game is played.  You can’t really win.  We never really win a chess game.  People don’t really think about this.  You play chess until you have checkmated the king.  Until the other king cannot move, until the other king would be taken.  You play the game until and … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 21

Moon #20:  “Temperance Under the Gun” *SPOILERS* “This is a story about the nature of stories.  So if it ever gets a little bit meta… have another drink!” You might notice a line bisecting Episode Twenty of Mike Daisey’s All the Faces of the Moon. It’s the line between the fictional and the “not fake”; between telling the future and making it; and between devils … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 20

Moon #19:  “The Untitled” *SPOILERS* “We use fiction that way.  We tell a story to animate the past.  All our ghosts live that way.  We breathe our life into them and they surge to life every time.  And that’s the act of knowing them.  It’s a great magic.  It’s a great magic we all possess.” The quote above is meant literally with regards to Jack, … Continue reading REVIEW: ALL THE FACES OF THE MOON PART 19