no-no's

"Teaching" plays -- and novels and films and TV dramas -- that can illuminate our quandary, tame the hubris, ruminate, and point the way forward are much needed, despite what some disapproving critics may say and despite a long list of no-no's operating in too many playwriting workshops in the U.S.: no politics, no history, no philosophy, no "moralizing."

Carla Seaquist: Why Can't Art Be Instructive? Carla Seaquist 2012

"Teaching" plays -- and novels and films and TV dramas -- that can illuminate our quandary, tame the hubris, ruminate, and point the way forward are much needed, despite what some disapproving critics may say and despite a long list of no-no's operating in too many playwriting workshops in the U.S.: no politics, no history, no philosophy, no "moralizing."

Carla Seaquist: Why Can't Art Be Instructive? Carla Seaquist 2012

Fresh, beautifully textured corn tortillas, dipped in a fiery red sauce and fried in that most delicious of dietary no-no's, manteca, were simply folded over and topped with chopped onions and fresh farmer cheese.

The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009

To break it, a pitcher would have to pitch 3 straight no-no's.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

Fresh, beautifully textured corn tortillas, dipped in a fiery red sauce and fried in that most delicious of dietary no-no's, manteca, were simply folded over and topped with chopped onions and fresh farmer cheese.

The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009

When the Lantern was growing up in California in the late '80s, the brochures she brought home from school listed all kinds of no-no's: - running the tap while brushing your teeth, watering your lawn at high noon, not letting the yellow mellow before you flush the toilet.

Green Lantern: Some use of water is more wasteful than others Nina Shen Rastogi 2010

To break it, a pitcher would have to pitch 3 straight no-no's.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

To break it, a pitcher would have to pitch 3 straight no-no's.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

To break it, a pitcher would have to pitch 3 straight no-no's.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2010

Fresh, beautifully textured corn tortillas, dipped in a fiery red sauce and fried in that most delicious of dietary no-no's, manteca, were simply folded over and topped with chopped onions and fresh farmer cheese.

The whole enchilada: Thrifty variations on a Mexican classic 2009