Nine polite, well-dressed men and women walked into the Catonsville, Maryland, draft board office May 17, 1968, tussled briefly with staff members there...
Culture Watch
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.
Elizabeth Palmberg 3-01-2003
One of the many and fruitful exaggerations in Yann Martel's Life of Pi is the assertion, made by a minor character, that Pi's story will "make you believe in God."
Judy Coode 3-01-2003
It's likely that the Nazi genocide of European Jews (along with Gypsies, homosexuals, and others considered ethnically or socially deficient) is the most well-documented...
Rose Marie Berger 3-01-2003
Yesterday I got a call from a friend I hadn't spoken with in more than a year. "I have to tell someone this," she said.
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.
Duane Shank 3-01-2003
The genius of American jazz is using an unexpected note or chord to add an element of surprise when the music goes where you least expect.
Diana Ortiz 1-01-2003
Sister Dianna Ortiz was kidnapped and tortured by Guatemalan security forces in November 1989 while serving as a missionary there.
The first time I played Waterdeep's new album for my housemates, they were up and dancing within seconds.
Bill Mallonee 1-01-2003
What are my favorite things for listening to, watching, and perusing? Well...
Ed Spivey Jr. 1-01-2003
Filmmaker Michael Moore loves to pick at the sores of America's self-delusions, and he's really good at it.