On Food & Culture
Bleary-eyed this morning because I was up until 2 AM with a murder mystery I just could not put down. I could not stop reading until I got to the end and found out the “whodunit” answer. “The Burning Plain” is taut, polished writing that …
Just attended a remarkable meeting in St. Paul. The first meeting to plan an open source site for those who create religious resources. The discussions were energizing and hopeful. Mary Hess organized the meeting that included participants with varied and rich experience. Legal, theological, ecclesial …
I’m off to Minneapolis to participate in a meeting at Luther Seminary to help plan and implement an open source site for religious materials. This is an idea whose time has come because the ferment at the grassroots, engaged as it already is to a …
Yesterday Bolivia saw the installation of Evo Morales, at the ancient native ceremonial site, the Akapana Pyramid. The last time this happened was 500 years ago, with the last of the indigenous leaders, Atawallpa. Morales was dressed in the special ceremonial tunic of past Tiwanakota …
Last night at the opening of the new exhibit at the CACCH gallery, Space 125, I met two artists whose work I want to explore more. Tina Hernandez makes T-shirts and poster-like paintings with heavy Mexican 1910 retro. She also has a book that is …
One of the members of the World Association for Christian Communication of North America runs this site that reflects theologically on current events around the globe: Vital Theology. Interesting and worth a read. It says it is “not restrained by denominational boundaries.” Adán
Last night I saw a wonderful documentary, “Maid In America” after proscratinating about it for weeks. Generally, I don’t like PBS films on Latina subjects because they are mostly depressing and circular in their vision. Although I know they are not all like that, nevertheless …
David Rosales works with bright colors in his digital art figures. His take on aliens, being a Chicano, is funny and also rueful. His website has other digital art using Flash. His “Chicano Art for Dummies” critiques spray paint. Adán
My friend Monica sent me the following news and it is heartbreaking. “18-year-old Sita and 20-year-old Vandana, two young women in India who have been in a relationship together for the last 5 years, were chased and beaten by their families this week after they …
The lush simplicity of Ang Lee’s “Brokeback Mountain” can be compared to that of Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 as it is played by Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli I recall that with both experiences I was awed by the tight structure, the natural orderliness of every minute …