Dawn Potter: Speaking of Sorrow
My son is seventeen years old, and he has a broken heart. Of course I also had a broken heart when I was seventeen, but what does that matter? My … Continue reading
High-Fiber Foods Reduce Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A high-fiber diet may reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes, according to a cohort study published in Diabetologia. Researchers monitored fiber intake from cereal, fruit, and vegetables for participants … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Greger: How curry kills cancer cells
It is estimated that the human body consists of ten or so trillion cells. Almost all of these cells get turned over within approximately 100 days. That means we’re like … Continue reading
Jose Padua: A Better Tomorrow
My Dad was the caretaker of the Philippine ambassador’s residence for several decades but the day when he seemed to take the most pride and joy in his job was … Continue reading
Video: Coming Soon! Pope Francis in “The Encyclical”
The amount of hype from the climate change deniers over Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, which will be released on June 18, is getting pretty absurd. To prepare yourself … Continue reading
Video: George Jucha’s Tour of Fracking Wells Seen from Outer Space
Environmental activist George Jucha takes us for a tour of fracking country in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming and Pennsylvania. From outer space, we can see hundreds of … Continue reading
Video: Alfred Steiglitz
This video provides a summary of the career of the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz. The music is Pauline García Viardot’s “Hai luli” sung by Cecilia Bartoli. — Alfred Stieglitz (1864 – … Continue reading
Video: Georgia O’Keeffe talking about her life and work
Here’s a video of Georgia O’Keeffe at her home in New Mexico in 1977 — she was nearly 90 at the time. . Georgia O’Keeffe’s hands, 1918, photo by Alfred … Continue reading
Vanessa German: Of Art
i believe in the power of art. and that’s mostly all. but good news is i find it everywhere. like there is this one man on the street and he … Continue reading
Video: Lucille Clifton reading two poems at the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival
Lucille Clifton (1936–2010) reads “What Haunts Him” and “Sorrows.” A prolific and widely respected poet, Lucille Clifton’s work emphasizes endurance and strength through adversity, focusing particularly on African-American experience and … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: On Having
After my mother died in 2001, I found myself un-layering years of accumulated expectations. One of those expectations, and what I haven’t achieved, was to have a middle-class life, get … Continue reading
Paul Christensen: The Death of Learning
I remember the first time the thought occurred to me that higher education may be dying in the U.S. It was around 1985 and I had just received tenure and … Continue reading
Chana Bloch: Fortress
. Silence is a strenuous language but we have chosen it. A shut door, a shrug, stone upon stone. . The stones have a history. They were pulled from the … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Are you a socialist and just don’t know it?
Yesterday, I heard a reporter say that she was surprised that Senator Bernie Sanders has garnered so much support. I’m not. Not long ago, Vox Populi published my argument in support of … Continue reading →