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Lee on Literature: The Awakeningnew
How the 1899 literary classic The Awakening by Kate Chopin relates to the reform challenges faced by the new Pope Francis I.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
04-22-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: Pope Francis
Lionel's Lamentnew
Lionel asks, "Why is the world so full of pain? Why does the world seem to be going mad with excess pain? Bombs are exploding in our major cities, people are dying in incredible pain."
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
04-22-2013 |
Commentary
Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundariesnew
Global warming is but one of nine or 10 different ways in which human civilization is threatening to cross boundaries of over-consumption and overuse. These, will undermine the natural foundations on which our civilization is built.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
04-22-2013 |
Books
The Chechen Connection
Why might a Chechen resent the United States?
Higher Scoresnew
Underappreciated as an art form, video-game music deserves a second (and third and fourth) listen.
Jackson Free Press |
Bret Kenyon |
04-19-2013 |
Music
The Slatenew
The NBA Playoffs start Saturday, but the schedule is not out, yet, so we don't have any NBA games on the Slate this week. Expect some hockey, soccer, baseball and more this week, folks.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
04-19-2013 |
Sports
Tags: 2013 NBA Playoffs
‘42’: Swinging a Heavy Batnew
‘42’ swings a heavy bat at issues of racism and bigotry.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
04-19-2013 |
Movies
The JFP Urban Development Manifestonew
Never focus on a large project when a small project will do. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do big things--it means we can't put all our eggs in one basket. It's the small things that add up to great city. Ask Austin.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
04-19-2013 |
Housing & Development
What’s in your food?new
The prevalence of GMOs continues.
VUE Weekly |
Meaghan Baxter |
04-19-2013 |
Food+Drink
Tags: GMO
A letter of apology to four Wilcox County High School studentsnew
On behalf of grown-ups, sorry that grown-ups can be the worst
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
04-18-2013 |
Policy Issues
Har Mar Superstar Will be Bigger Than Ron Jeremy, But Not the Way You Thinknew
In a 2004 piece, London’s The Independent was quick to point out that Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillman, also known from his Sean Na Na project) almost resembles porn star Ron Jeremy, and Wikipedia went as far as to say the two have only “one notable physical dissimilarity.”
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
04-18-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
SOLAR FLARE BETWEEN CPS AND LOCAL INDUSTRYnew
A report this year from the Edison Electric Institute, a trade group of investor-owned utilities, spells out how rooftop solar could lay waste to the utilities’ century-old business model.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
04-18-2013 |
Energy
Some gains on pot decriminalizationnew
NORML Chair Neal Smith cites "modest gains," as cannabis consciousness still nascent at the Statehouse.
Barren Girls' Hell Hymnsnew
This four-song debut EP, every bit a punk record, preserves a rookie band's steady first steps.
Three area programs deliver music (and more) to kids, in spite of threatened arts budgetsnew
The Chorus Project, Girls Rock NC and KidZNotes showcase the range of opportunities and impacts such arts programs can have.
