Dare we or don’t we dare? Make the equivalence or leave him alone in his bunker, self-inflicted bullet hole to the head? Conjure the awful ghosts of his unfathomable savagery, or consign them to rest, although a fitful one, as they certainly aren’t entitled to any semblance of peace, because we need to feel secure we […]
My Strange Reaction to “The Book Thief” (Spoiler Alerts, People)
I went to see “The Book Thief” with a friend a few weeks ago. I knew nothing about it except it was set in Nazi Germany and involved a girl joining a new family. My friend and I discussed how we really do enjoy seeing a movie knowing little about the plot, as we like […]
Jew-ish
Author’s Note: I wrote this a couple of years ago for my local Patch blog. In light of “The View’s” recent “discussions” and comments about Jews – you can read about it here and here – I thought it was worth re-publishing. Perfect!!! I thought of this about a month or so ago as a way […]
Et tu, Komen?
Hooooooo boy. Just when I was gonna take a break from women’s issues to write about glassblowing or something. Now this. Komen pulls its funding from Planned Parenthood for breast screenings and exams. Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. I don’t even know where to begin. It’s bad enough there’s a war on women’s health in this country […]
Small Comfort for Mothers, Fetuses, and Jews
Part Four (closely related to Part Three) of I-Don’t-Know-How-Many in a series of posts inspired by “Miss Representation.” If you haven’t seen the trailer for this movie, and you have 8 minutes, please watch it here now. A very good and sweet friend sent me a 33-minute video and asked my opinion. A man named […]