Paradise Now directed by Hany Abu-Assad is the kind of film that reminds one that the story we hear in western media is but one story, and an aggregate political one at that. It is not the story of individuals–of the people living in the midst of daily conflict, of occupation, oppression, and fear. This [...]
oppressor and victim, victim and murderer?
August 20th, 2010
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palindrome: same story, different perspective
July 17th, 2010
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Apparently, this little bit has been floating around the YouTube/e-mail universe for a while, but it just recently found me, so I thought I would share in the event there are others living under rocks like myself ;-) We create the world we see. We must see alternatives.
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rush: a consistent presence
June 2nd, 2010
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Since I was 15 years old, the Canadian rock band Rush has been a consistent presence in my life. (That’s over 20 years now, but who’s counting?) I was introduced to their music at the beginning of my teenage angst years, and it was their music which played no small part in my surviving those [...]
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