Continue Reading Our Bodies Our Doctors Two of the things important to me are: a) ways to contribute to political causes that resonate with me and b) to…
Continue Reading Chiflón, the Silence of the Coal Yesterday I introduced a Mexican theatre company that seeks out marginal populations, interacts with them and tells their stories. Today I want…
Continue Reading Rebuilding Small Territories In 1975 I sat on a public bus in Colombia discussing neo-Marxism in general and Antonio Gramsci in particular with my seat…
Continue Reading Intermission It’s been a few rough days, our dog of 15 years died on Saturday. I am giving myself the week off to…
Continue Reading From the Ground up. The last installment of this week’s theme is dedicated to the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. Their marches in the…
Continue Reading Shedding Light Yesterday I had the chance, finally, to see the Marvel movie Black Panther. I cannot recommend it highly enough, for both the way…
Continue Reading Released from the Pews One of the challenges and one of the joys of writing blogs about things that you find interesting but know really very…
Continue Reading Loud and Clear. Contrary to what I used to be taught, namely that nuns were tucked away in nunneries, never to be seen or heard…
Continue Reading Beyond Steeples Churches will be on display this week. Whatever complex – and complicated – relationship I have with organized religion of any kind,…
Continue Reading On the Term of Exile Our last poet in this week’s line-up really needs no introduction. We, however, need a reminder what we as host country did…
