Jan 26 Conversation: Salman Ahmad, Musician and Author of 'Rock & Roll Jihad' By Arts Desk Like every teenager in America, Salman Ahmad wanted to be a rock star. He played in garage bands and listened to Led Zeppelin. Continue reading
Jan 25 Weekly Poem: 'Ports of Sorrow' By Tom LeGro Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian-American writer, essayist and poet, and instructor of Haitian language and culture at Brown University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Continue reading
Jan 25 Monday's Headlines: Obama to Propose Help for Middle Class Families President Barack Obama will use the State of the Union address this Wednesday to propose a series of initiatives aimed at helping middle class families, the New York Times reports. Among the proposals the president is expected to lay… Continue reading
Jan 23 'Green Shoots' of the Next Haiti Start to Poke Through By Ray Suarez Maybe you've been riveted by the scenes of desperation and heroism from Haiti. Maybe you've seen the bodies stacked for burial by earth- moving equipment before anonymous masses are bulldozed into a pit. The "Haiti Story" isn't just one… Continue reading
Jan 21 A Shot in the Dark: Cinematographer of 'The White Ribbon' Gives His Take For U.S. audiences, cinematographer Christian Berger may be best described as "the eyes" of Michael Haneke, the Austrian auteur known for his intense (and frequently violent) films. Haneke and Berger's latest film, "The White Ribbon," matches their previous efforts in… Continue reading