On Food & Culture
I’m in Buenos Aires, visiting a Catholic parish elementary school that wants to renew its curriculum, integrating media education. They don’t want to re-do that old media education model of “I’ll show you how to de-code TV and properly defend yourself.” No one-dimensional approach here. …
I’ve recovered from my stomach bacteria attack. On LinkTV I saw a fascinating documentary about aesthetics, a conversation between two indigenous artists, James Luna (Luiseño tribe in Souther California), Ningali Lawford (Walmajarri tribe in Western Australia). “Vis a Vis: Native Tongues” is truly unique. The …
I’ve not blogged because I got sick. Too much activity in the 3+ mile-high Andean regions of Ecuador and Colombia and too much delicious but unaccustomed foods in Peru. Am slowly getting back to normal. I must say that returning to the US was, again, …
Easing carefully into the passenger seat of the rickety pickup truck, I’m handed a seat belt, “place it across your chest.” I do this, even though there is no way to fasten it. I quickly get it: it’s for show, so we don’t get stopped …
Gracias a mis nuevos amigos y amigas por su fina hospitalidad y las buenÃsimas conversaciones sobre los temas que son de primera prioridad para creyentes. Estoy por salir, asà que aquà coloco los links a los ensayos y artÃculos que mencioné durante nuestras conversaciones. 1. …
Serafin Ilvay, a journalist at the news agency, ALAI, the Latin American Information Agency, is also a member of WACC. He told me yesterday, “Today the only fidelity I find is in my audio system.” I laughed and laughed. Of course he was being facetious …
This charming 3-minute tale produced by CORAPE, in Quito, lifted my spirits on this Valentine’s day. All you romantics: take note and enjoy.
During one of my meetings here in Quito, Ecuador, I learned about this source of news that is followed by some opinion makers here. It is Voltaire Net, or Red Voltaire in Spanish: http://www.voltairenet.org/es News is not spun from the usual USA or Corporate European …
Mary has a really interesting blog post about the controversial cartoon. She quotes a Danish professor about the relationship between Danish government and the Lutheran faith. am
Max sent me this link to the commercial that aired during the superbowl because it reminded him of the documentary that I mentioned here a week ago, Rafael Salaberry’s piece about bilingual, two-way education here in Houston. The angry voices that punished me for speaking …