Claire McCurdy
Claire McCurdy has come to writing full-time after years with New York based educational and nonprofit organizations. Her international experience began in Japan as a teacher and then at Japan Trade Center, New York. Claire has a B.A. in English from Earlham College and an M.A. in History from New York University.
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Japan’s Nuclear Gypsies: The Homeless, Jobless and Fukushima
Claire McCurdy 08.21.15

‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ a Review
Claire McCurdy 06.06.15

‘Ex Machina,’ a Review
Claire McCurdy 05.26.15

‘Asahiza,’ a Review
Claire McCurdy 05.11.15

“Getting Mentally Illed” – Japan and China
Claire McCurdy 10.30.14

Still No Action from the UN Climate Summit Meeting
Claire McCurdy 10.16.14

‘Duality of Existence – Post Fukushima’
Claire McCurdy 08.29.14

Summer on the Baltimore Beltway
Claire McCurdy 07.08.14

Law and Order in 1990’s Manhattan: Dreaded Jury Duty
Claire McCurdy 07.03.14

Sekai no Owari? Fukushima Deserves Closer Attention
Claire McCurdy 12.09.13

My Evening of Opulence, and a Review of ‘Casablanca’ thrown In
Claire McCurdy 11.24.13

An Appreciation of the 1931 Classic ‘Dracula’
Claire McCurdy 11.13.13

Interview with Planet GreenFest’s Antonio Saillant
Claire McCurdy 08.23.13

Elder Care, Elder Abuse and Abusive Elders
Claire McCurdy 08.09.13

Amb. Kenichiro Sasae on Japan’s Future
Claire McCurdy 06.11.13

New York City Continues to Surprise Me
Claire McCurdy 03.14.13

Amidst Japan’s 3/11 Anniversary, Dubious Progress at Rebuilding
Claire McCurdy 02.21.13

Interview with Fredrik Stanton, Director of ‘Uprising’
Claire McCurdy and John Lyman 01.20.13

Review of Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’: The Hunt for bin Laden
Claire McCurdy 12.12.12

Review of Theasa Tuohy’s ‘The Five O’Clock Follies’
Claire McCurdy 11.24.12

Review: ‘Tai Chi Zero’
Claire McCurdy 10.13.12

Welcome to ‘The Yabba’: Review of ‘Wake in Fright’
Claire McCurdy 10.04.12

‘Wake in Fright’: 2012, the Film Odyssey
Claire McCurdy and Antonio Saillant 09.19.12

One Hundred Million Porcelain Seeds: Review of ‘Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry’
Claire McCurdy 08.11.12

Review of Takashi Miike’s ‘Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai’
Claire McCurdy 08.04.12

Review: Daniel Espinosa’s ‘Easy Money’
Claire McCurdy 07.27.12

Review: Jean Renoir’s ‘Grand Illusion’
Claire McCurdy 06.11.12

Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan
Claire McCurdy 05.07.12

Conference Report: “Humanity and Humanitarianism in Crisis”
Claire McCurdy 04.07.12

Amy Greeson: A Pharmacist and Healer
Claire McCurdy 03.07.12

Review of the BBC’s This World: ‘Inside the Meltdown’
Claire McCurdy 02.29.12

Going Green in New York
Claire McCurdy 01.23.12

Fukushima’s Rice: Mental Health Crises in Fukushima
Claire McCurdy 12.08.11

‘Crazy Wisdom’: Tibetan Buddhist Heaven
Claire McCurdy 12.06.11

The Met’s ‘Art of the Arab Lands’
Claire McCurdy 11.15.11

Occupy Fukushima: Women of Fukushima Against Nukes
Claire McCurdy 11.12.11

The Island of Miyatojima: An Architect comes to its Rescue
Claire McCurdy 11.07.11

From Chernobyl to Fukushima: Review of PBS’s ‘Radioactive Wolves’
Claire McCurdy 10.23.11

What about Apple’s Chinese Suicide Jumpers?
Claire McCurdy 10.11.11