Culture
“Je suis Charlie” – but I have other names as well!
January 12, 2015"I am Gul Rahman! I am Abu Zubaydah! I am Charles Horman and Ken Saro-Wiwa! I am Ghassan Kanafani and Victor Jara!"
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Top 10 books of 2014: a holiday reading list
December 16, 2014The holidays are upon us in earnest. It's an ideal time to put down the smartphone or iPad and curl up with a good book.
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What is Hanukkah really all about?
December 16, 2014Solstice? revolution? religious miracle? military might? Like most things, this holiday can be viewed from multiple perspectives.
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“I Was Nineteen”: Movies you might have missed
December 10, 2014The 1968 film "I Was Nineteen" was written and directed by Konrad Wolf, who used the film to relate his experiences in the closing weeks of World War II.
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A life forsaken (with apologies to Robert Frost fans)
December 5, 2014"Two men converged on Canfield Drive, one man just walking down the middle. My squad car passed him and I stopped; would I make this something big or little?"
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