Culture Watch

Julienne Gage 5-01-2002

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.

His image is used to promote cement companies and bakeries, and to sell music CDs, videotapes, T-shirts, hats, mugs, and potato chips.

TV's first all-Latino drama broadens the cultural picture.
Studs Terkel reflects on life, death, and oral history.
Rose Marie Berger 3-01-2002

In light of the 9-11 wars, people worldwide are digging more deeply into the study of applied nonviolence.

Nathan Wilson 3-01-2002

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.

Duane Shank 3-01-2002

Jewish-Christian "dialogue" is too often just that—an intellectual, theological discussion with no grounding in shared experience.

Walter Wink 3-01-2002

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 Club—The Women of Rockabilly.

Julie Polter 3-01-2002

A few blocks away, a sidewalk mailbox is covered with a magic-marker tribute to a young man downed in a shooting—"RIP Boo"

Teresa Blythe 3-01-2002

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.

Molly Marsh 1-01-2002

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.

Daniel Tepfer 1-01-2002

Understanding Islam, by Thomas W. Lippman, is a thorough history of Islam and its adherents from a geopolitical perspective.

Wayne A. Holst 1-01-2002

When people think of Jean Vanier, certain impressions come to mind

Carrie Newcomer 1-01-2002

Friends, this song is called "I Heard an Owl," and it was written two days after the Sept. 11 tragedy.

Molly Marsh 1-01-2002

Grace Notes

Kimberly Burge 1-01-2002
Artists speak the language of the heart.
The song has again become a vital statement of hope and even a resource for resistance.