Revolutionary Optimists and Rebels

I’ve been having on-going discussions with persons who work or have lived (or were born) in countries where there’s extreme poverty, war, and other maladies. What distinguishes “their” povery from American poverty? Is it just a matter of food, resources, and material goods? In the U.S., we’re talking about “food swamps” and poverty in the [...]

The Questions that Remain

Saturday, 20 April 2013, 13:42 | Category : Boston, Culture, immigration, international affairs, Journalism, national security, The Media, TV News
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The days after the Boston Marathan bombing, I felt lifeless everywhere except my legs. I buried myself in work, but my thoughts were locked on wanting to know Who did it? How? and Why? Every day was lived out in fragments — things to do, check the news, calls to make, check the news, check [...]

Truer than Fiction: Website that Maps DC Stories (Fiction)

This post has been updated…again The DC Public Library is hosting an event to kickoff a new website — DC By the Book — Wednesday, March 27 at 6 PM at Busboys and Poets (5th & K Streets, NW). Special guest authors Thomas Mallon (Watergate), Ann McLaughlin (The House On Q Street), and editor Adam [...]

Making Up!

Wow, it’s been nearly a month since I last posted. So much going on, can’t pick just one, two or three. But there is something I’d like to share, it’s MAKERS. “MAKERS: Women Who Make America” (a production of Storyville Films) is just one part of the story. That’s the complete title of a new [...]

ITVS Community Cinema @ Washington DCJCC – “The Powerbroker,” “Soul Food Junkies”

Here’s what’s coming up for Community Cinema DC at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center (the second venue is Busboys and Poets). You’ll want to be there and get involved. Find a Community Cinema screening near you — the season continues through June 2013. And there’s no admission fee – Read FREE – only a [...]