Recipes and Essays

somehow we became traitors to our nation

somehow we became traitors to our nation

Check this out from the Rosie O’Donnell blog, this was a letter written by a brother of a soldier killed in Iraq. You can check it out also on www.rosie.com It is Pat’s birthday on November 6, and elections are the day after. It gets 

Documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses

Documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses

The screening of the documentary about Jehovah’s Witnesses, “Knocking,” produced by Joel P. engardio and Tom Shepard was a standing room only event at the University of Boulder. It was part of the conference on “Fundamentalism and the Media.” The documentary is successful in expressing 

Fundamentalism and the Media

Fundamentalism and the Media

Last night the keynote address of the International Conference on Fundamentalism and the Media by Scott Appleby was long (over 70 minutes) engagingly dense and, at the conclusion stirring. Held at the beautiful Old Main Chapel auditorium on the campus of the University of Colorado, 

Berlin Steles

Berlin Steles

Thanks to Peter Horsfield who reminded me to go see the Holocaust Memorial while I was working in Berlin last week. I beautiful art experience that made my day. It’s about contemporary city life, relationships and how we can easily get lost to each other. 

Free Software Lab in Chillan

Free Software Lab in Chillan

Congratulations to Rodrigo Ramirez and his small Linux community in Chillan, Chile, who last Saturday inaugurated a 20-computer lab in a Catholic elementary school, completely open source, free software. The school, San José, now begins a training program for the kids and their parents. It 

Internet Neutrality — even this is threatened

Internet Neutrality — even this is threatened

I cancelled my mobile telephone contract with cingular/formerly AT&T. I don’t know that my new one will be any better, but I’m trying to avoid paying money into these corporations that want to make the Internet their highway to control (with government permission) of ideas 

returning to blogosphere: Voces Inocentes

returning to blogosphere: Voces Inocentes

It’s been a long dry spell of non-blogging but now I’m back into a routine of cyber access. Para mis amigos en América Latino les recuerdo inscribirse para participar en el congreso nacional de software libre en Chile. This week I shared with friends the 

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I’ve just heard from Heidi Cambpell that she is in Israel, a refugee in Jerusalem after having to leave Haifa. Another close connection to the violence. I’ve been off my blog because work and travel have left me exhausted. Did meet many exciting new friends 

Blogging hiatus

Blogging hiatus

Having returned from a one-week seminar in Bogotá, Colombia, am now preparign to attend the Fifth International Conference on Media, Religion and Culture.. The program looks great. I’ll be away from blogging for another 8 days or so, but want to share this link that 

Church Ministries in Contemporary Media Cultures

Church Ministries in Contemporary Media Cultures

These notes and links are for attendees of the seminar, “Ministerios de La Iglesia en Las Culturas de Medios” in Bogotá, Colombia, June 19-24. A. Ensayo: “Tendencias de los Medios de Comunicación y Ministerios Contemporáneos” B. Ensayo: “Copyleft: Software libre: libertad de conocimiento, libertad de