I have to admit, I’ve been putting off publishing this article for a while. Last weekend, I was invited to participate in a live debate on BlogTalkRadio. The topic of debate, “White Guilt”. On the twenty year anniversary of the Rodney King riots, I was asked to express my opinions on a host of questions […]
Do Arab Men Hate Women? Mona Eltahawy Faces Firestorm
Written by Solana Larsen Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy [1] has once again [2] sparked controversy with an article in Foreign Policy magazine on April 23, 2012, entitled “Why Do They Hate Us?” [3] about discrimination against women in the Middle East. Eltahawy argues that Arab societies are fundamentally misogynistic and that endless abuses against women, “fueled by a toxic mix of culture and religion” […]
French Presidential Election: Nicolas 2007, Francois 2012… Marine 2017?
The French Republic woke up this morning with quite a hangover, after the surprising result National Front candidate Marine Le Pen achieved in the first round of France’s 2012 Presidential Election. She indeed managed to receive nothing less than 17.9% of the votes, an absolute record for the extreme party. One after the other, […]
Texas Ultrasound Bill Dispute
Written by: Karly Berezowsky Can an ultrasound amount to rape? The Sonogram House Bill 15, passed by the 82nd Texas Legislative Session and signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry last month, mandates that Texas doctors have to perform an invasive exam with an ultrasound probe before performing an abortion. According to The […]
A Transcendental Inconvenience with Photos
The Over-The-River Project (“OTR”) is applying for a Temporary Use Permit from Fremont County, Colorado. OTR involves suspending silver translucent curtains over 5.9 miles of the Arkansas River in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Bighorn Sheep Canyon, Colorado, Paul Sterne, Feb. 2, 2012. OTR Picture on Easel at Fremont […]
A Transcendental Inconvenience
The Over-The-River Project (“OTR”) is applying for a Temporary Use Permit from Fremont County, Colorado. OTR involves suspending silver translucent curtains over 5.9 miles of the Arkansas River in the Bighorn Sheep Canyon in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The project is the creation of Christo and Jean-Claude (d. 2009) or CJC, the modern […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- …
- 24
- Next Page »