You start to get an idea of how Wally Lamb, the editor of Couldn't Keep It to Myself, feels about the authors in his anthology of incarcerated female writers...
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Judy Coode 7-01-2003
Justice-focused economists understand that the dominant world financial system is based on con- stant replenishment, and those who are unable for whatever reason to contribute
Jo Ann Heydron 7-01-2003
I avoid movies with car chases and wish more television heroes were not both handsome and single. In my reading, however, I tend to be more open-minded.
Demetria Martinez 7-01-2003
The New World, by George Evans. In times like these I savor poetry that is prophecy, that moves nimbly between denunciation and annunciation.
Peter Steinfels 7-01-2003
Is the Catholic Church heading toward irreversible decline or is it on the verge of transformation?
Nathan Johnston 7-01-2003
Gathered from various concert performances over the past decade, Don't Talk About Love—a 16-track album that spans a decade of Martyn Joseph's work—plays like
Danny Duncan Collum 7-01-2003
There's been a resurgence of entertaining protest - or, at least, protesting entertainers.
Wendy Doniger 5-01-2003
The ability to laugh, we know, is vital. To do so in the midst of terror and anxiety is even more important.
Shawnda Hines Eibl 5-01-2003
Be careful when you opt to wander off the beaten path; what you come across might change your direction altogether.
Molly Marsh 5-01-2003
Nine polite, well-dressed men and women walked into the Catonsville, Maryland, draft board office May 17, 1968, tussled briefly with staff members there...
Richard Deats 5-01-2003
Jonathan Schell, author of such highly acclaimed books as The Fate of the Earth and The Gift of Time, has now written perhaps his most important work
Rose Marie Berger 5-01-2003
On Feb. 9, 2003, Orion magazine took out a full-page advertisement on page five of The New York Times.
Helena R. Henderson 5-01-2003
It's hard to imagine a noteworthy book about the civil rights movement that doesn't include the powerful ingredients of religion and faith.
Mark L. Taylor 3-01-2003
"We believe in heaven and that Tim is with God," says a Catholic woman who lost her husband in the 9-11 attacks.
Joan Chittister 3-01-2003
Struggle is a universal part of human experience, but hope—though hard to see in disappointing circumstances—is the other side of that coin.