Category: Countries and People

  • Life on a Roll: Kokopelli

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    Elodie Pauwels https://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com/ The least we can say is that 2020 has been quite hectic…for better or worse! A little silhouette has been watching over me all this time: a metallic blue-painted Kokopelli, a present a friend brought me back from a trip somewhere in the Americas. Let’s listen to Kokopelli’s stories and music, and…

  • Life on a Roll: An American in Tehran

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    Nan Pang Tehran was the city where my two-week long journey in Iran started and ended. The modern day capital city left a different impression on me on my first day versus my last day, since the year I visited Iran also marked its forty-year anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the subsequent U.S.…

  • Twenty-first Century Racism in America

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    Tracy Adams For decades, four simple words have been the articulation of hope for people of color who, speaking out against never-ending violence and injustice in their communities, are simply fed up…“No Justice, No Peace!” These four words have been the rallying cry of every protest, march, and assembly of people who simply just want…

  • Aftrican Americans and the Year of the Vote

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    Tracy Adams It is without doubt or hesitation that African Americans have deep-seated roots in the cultivation, development, design, and fabric of this blessed country, the United States of America. Carter Godwin Woodson, the “Father of Black History,” expressed his beliefs that “Blacks should know their past in order to participate intelligently in the affairs…

  • Boxing in 2017: A Resurgence for the Sweet Science?

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    Owen Clark In my prior musings, I’ve alluded to the cliché of “__ is dead.” I think you’d be hard-pressed to argue against the notion that the sport of boxing is the undisputed pound-for-pound champion of this futile declaration. According to many, if not most, boxing has been dead for essentially my entire lifetime. If…

  • Challenging Conventions in Rei Kawakubo’s Art of the In Between

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    Dakota Blackman The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a classic tourist destination in New York, overflowing with a sweeping collection of art that traverses time periods and cultures. Among the classics, which include the Greco-Roman sculpture hall, or a collection of European paintings from Rembrandt to Gauguin, is a more modern draw: the Costume Center.…

  • Culture Corner

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      Who Killed Rock and Roll? Bernie Langs Who killed Davey Moore Why an’ what’s the reason for… “Not I,” says the referee Don’t point your finger at me ….It wasn’t me that made him fall No, you can’t blame me at all…” Who killed Davey Moore… “Not us,” says the angry crowd…” “Not me,”…

  • For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 1 Edition

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    Jim Keller No matter how you spin it, 2016 was not a kind year for women who remain trapped on the other side of a cracked glass ceiling. So it is with great pleasure that I begin this first in a four-part series focused on the leading ladies of the Best Actress race. Last year’s…

  • The Giro D’Italia

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      Francesca Cavallo The Giro d’Italia, or Tour of Italy, is one of the world’s most famous bicycle races. Twenty-two international teams compete for three weeks in a contest of racing tactics, willpower, and raw athleticism. The 2017 Giro is extra special: it’s the 100th race! Even if you’re not a cycling enthusiast, you have…

  • Culture Corner

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    Bernie Langs Martin Scorsese and Silence Martin Scorsese, who I consider America’s greatest living film director, is a creative talent with the ability to continuously surprise his audiences in terms of what he chooses for his huge enterprises. Yet, the quality of the final story on the screen may vary. With that said, I find…