Some moments from the recent Dublin International Film Festival. Bringing a little slice of indie to the edge of Europe.
Chronicles Amish choices in Lancaster PA as they face the powerful economic forces strangling their community out of existence.
The authors argue that the Christian focus on Jesus' suffering encourages women to remain in abusive relationships.
I spent this St. Patrick’s Day and the following Friday at the New School in New York’s Lower West Side in the company of the National Book Critics Circle, a group of literati large and small, known and would-be known.
In rural Alaska, some lucky newcomers get the privilege of enjoying a special Eskimo culinary delight. Fermented fish is something most people in the lower 48 would never think to try; and that is a shame
Begins a three-part series on ASCAP's copyright crackdown on the Girl Scouts which has been resolved but not without a lot of intervening ugliness.
Seneca Falls, NY is the home of the Women's Rights National Historical Park. Since this month, March, is National Women's History Month, and March 8th was International Women's Day, it only seems fitting to do a post on Seneca Falls and the Women's Rights National Historical Park. After all, I live only 45 minutes away.
The funnies for March 20,05
Chris Muir's Day By Day cartoon, for March 20, 2005
It's another world's first for the Times and for education - a school superintendent's blog.
Rouse's Nashville just edges out his prior greatest achievement Under Cold Blue Stars. He has become a highly skilled songwriter very at ease in his own skin and quite deft in utilizing his excess talents.
If you have a country wherin opposing groups can be induced to protest in an escalating series, the affect on
For those of us with a rather, uh, "dark" sense of humor.
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