I Had A Brother Once
I had a brother once who tried in deep woods not to walk on water. He failed and proved that …
Category Archives: Art & Culture
Iran in the Movies: The Song of Sparrows
Iran has been in the US news for over 30 years as the arch-demon of the west, at least since …
Men In The Sun: Stories from Palestine
Men in the Sun is a slight volume of 7 short stories, the longest only 52 pages. Published in 1999 …
Inside Job: A Must See Movie
One of the most dispriting things about Inside Job, the new documentary/advocacy film by Charles Ferguson who made No End …
Away on Assignment
I’m in Philadelphia — the modern City of Brotherly Love, not the ancient one of the Roman world where Asia began. …
Bliss — An Unexpected Movie
I’d had the movie Bliss in my Tivo instant line-up for quite a while and kept avoiding it. The short …
Black Field: A Film
Tuesday night, October 12, the Mill Valley Film Festival offered one of its few Greek movies, ever. This is not …
Lesson Plan: The Story of The Third Wave – a Movie
How is it that Buddhist Cambodians turn into unapologetic mass murderers? How could Christian Germans become fervent believers in, and …
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice – a Film
Cruz Reynoso, a path breaking American of Mexican and farm worker roots, appeared last night at the Mill Valley Film …
Biutiful: A Film
The annual October Mill Valley Film Festival is upon us once again, promising more great movies than anyone could absorb …
Liu Xiaobao Wins Nobel Peace Prize
A Small Rat in Prison for Little Xia a small rat passes through the iron bars paces back and forth …
Dunya Mikhail – Iraqi Poet in Exile
Dunya Mikhail is a remarkable Iraqi poet now working her craft in Michigan. Her poem “War Works Hard” is just …