It takes the rare vocal talents of a singer like Lila Downs to silence a Madrid crowd—and convince them to put out their cigarettes without complaining.
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His image is used to promote cement companies and bakeries, and to sell music CDs, videotapes, T-shirts, hats, mugs, and potato chips.
In light of the 9-11 wars, people worldwide are digging more deeply into the study of applied nonviolence.
Driving north on I-75 through the flat state of Ohio, I'm usually scanning the horizon for those ticket-giving folks who, I'm told, like out-of-state cars.
Jewish-Christian "dialogue" is too often just thatan intellectual, theological discussion with no grounding in shared experience.
All Christianity has to give, and all it needs to give, is the myth of the human Jesus.
My friends and I are young and hip. We buy local, ride bikes, vote for Nader, and we do not despise conspiracy theory.
During the month of March, PBS affiliates will be airing a documentary called Welcome to the ClubThe Women of Rockabilly.
A few blocks away, a sidewalk mailbox is covered with a magic-marker tribute to a young man downed in a shooting—"RIP Boo"
A frequent comment by political pundits after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was that the United States lacks "good old-fashioned human intelligence" against terrorism.
The term reconciliation carries such a chord of optimism; it conjures images of issues resolved and friendships re-established. But it’s usually wrenching work.
Understanding Islam, by Thomas W. Lippman, is a thorough history of Islam and its adherents from a geopolitical perspective.
Friends, this song is called "I Heard an Owl," and it was written two days after the Sept. 11 tragedy.