Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002
Laila Lalami
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Friday, May 17th, 2002
When, hours after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the President came out and accused Bin Laden, it was probably for good reason: Reports now abound that he had received intelligence as early as August 6 warning that Bin Laden was planning to hijack planes. Naturally, everyone in Washington is all over this. Denials on one [...]
Friday, May 17th, 2002
From the Detroit Free Press: Mohandas Gandhi’s wooden spinning wheel still stands among the simple throw pillows where he once sat cross-legged, threading cotton, receiving world leaders and promoting his vision of a unified, secular India. Today, just beyond the whitewashed cottages of the independence leader’s ashram, across a dry riverbed where sacred cows graze [...]
Thursday, May 16th, 2002
Do writing programs help or stifle creativity, asks the Village Voice: Of course, graduate writing programs have produced top-shelf writers: Michael Chabon, Matthew Klam, Rick Moody, Junot Diaz, Nathan Englander, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lorrie Moore. The appeal is clear: the master of fine arts degree offers a protected two-year gestation in a supportive, creative community [...]
Monday, May 13th, 2002
I’ve blogged on a few occasions about the Israeli reservists who are refusing to serve in the Occupied Territories, but I just read an article in the L.A. Weekly about a group of high-schoolers, which calls itself the Shministim, and which is also taking up the same stance with respect to army service. The article [...]
