*After a hiatus, Oscar-winning films are back. In the early days of the Academy, it seems as if the voting members weren’t quite sure what they thought movies were supposed to look like, sound like, and feel like in the … Continue reading
The news over the weekend that Supreme Court Justice Scalia died, has put American politics into a whirligig of absurdity and hypocrisy. Valentine’s Day, on Sunday, can often be viewed as a saccharin example of hetero-normative commercialism. Oh gosh. I’m … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking of Bryn Kelly so much, especially after her memorial service on Saturday. I couldn’t help but think of all the Bryns, of all the Amys, of all the lives we live in our larger time on Earth. … Continue reading
“Be kind to each other.” Like many a Facebook post, those words were a nice thing to see on a Wednesday, a middle of the week day when you could see the goodness of a three-day weekend ahead of you. … Continue reading
There used to be a secret sender of motivational messages on the Columbia College campus. Every so often you would see positive messages peppered across the campus bulletin boards. I haven’t seen any in a long time, so maybe I … Continue reading
So. Yeah. Today. This week. This century. This life. Wow. This is probably going to be a long post, so you may want to go ahead and skip over this. Some of you will read it and I thank you … Continue reading
For all of my students, far and wide, now and then.
I am a big fan of The Muppets and The Berenstain Bears. I am not a fan of Chick-Fail-A. And I’m really not a fan of people bragging about their fat-fried meals at said establishment, like Kirk Cameron‘s sister. This … Continue reading
On my way to bed, I thought that this was too good not to share. “Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth, and love.” Cornel West
Josef Miles gave his mother, Patty Akrouche, an early Mother’s Day present this past weekend. I think he gave us all something quite precious. For more about Josef you can read this report from NPR. [Image credit: Patty Akrouche]
