Mar 30 A Pilgrimage to the World’s ‘Sacred Waters’ In 2009, photographer John Stanmeyer journeyed to 12 nations to document how different cultures make use of water on a spiritual level. Continue reading
Mar 29 Sebelius Seeks to Quell Debate on Health Coverage for Children Providing coverage to children with pre-existing conditions is a cornerstone of the new health law, and central to President Obama's argument for reform. But on Sunday, The New York Times reported that insurance companies may have found loopholes… Continue reading
Mar 29 Weekly Poem: From ‘Ludlow’ By Jason Breslow David Mason is a poet, essayist, critic and professor. His most recent collection, "Ludlow," is a novel in verse that tells the story of a handful of immigrants in southern Colorado. He teaches English and creative writing at Colorado College. Continue reading
Mar 26 Conversation: Open Letter’s Translated Works Find a Ready Audience By Molly Finnegan Open Letter Books, a small press operating out of the University of Rochester in New York, is trying to offer those readers a head start. Unlike some large publishing houses that occasionally release translated works, Open Letter only publishes works… Continue reading
Mar 25 Military to Make It More Difficult to Expel Gays From Its Ranks By Quinn Bowman In a major policy shift, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced at a news conference Thursday that the military will make it more difficult for gay service members to be expelled as part of a broader review of… Continue reading
Mar 25 ‘Sweetgrass’ Documents a Dying Tradition Through Quiet Observation Sweetgrass, a film by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash (a husband-wife team of visual anthropologists currently working at Harvard), documents one of the last of these journeys with lush, yet unsentimental intimacy. Continue reading