Culture

Baz Luhrmann’s long awaited screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby finally opens in May, and I, for one, am thrilled. The first time I watched his William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in 1996 is seared in my memory as a formative aha moment, as they say—and no, this moment did not have… Read More ►

(Photo by Ed McClure) Our recent years have been marred by terror. These attacks don’t just happen on battlefields or in faraway countries. They happen in classrooms, movie theaters, and most recently, while crossing finish lines. They happen in spaces meant for peace, and cultivation of mind and heart–places of personal victory and strength. When bombs… Read More ►

Alarms of sexism rang out across the twittersphere last week, as the New York Times scrambled to recover from the unexpected onslaught of furious chirping. The Times obituary on deceased rocket scientist and inventor, Dr. Yvonne Brill,  began by describing Brill as a woman, a mother, a wife, and—the gravest offense—a good cook. “She made… Read More ►

The perpetual search for romantic fulfillment can lead us anywhere to find our soul mate—in night clubs, at work, in cyberspace, at church, on Facebook, and yes even on national television in front of 15 million people. The Bachelor is one of America’s most popular reality TV shows drawing a committed viewership of more than 10… Read More ►