EU Banning Violent Video Games After watching the video game "Manhunt" EU politicians agreed: Games like this must be banned. Germany the current EU president initiated the debate after several recent violent attacks in Germany committed by youths who played video games. The first example was in April 2002 when former Erfurt school pupil […]
Sports, Destruction, and Community
The Saints didn’t make it to the SuperBowl again this year. New Orleanians are used to disappointment, and sadly, we’ve also gotten used to living among the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina and the flood. While we look forward to Mardi Gras, we can’t help but wonder if Chicago fans will again engage in riotous […]
Berlin Game
In 1987, Berlin had four sectors and was divided by The Wall into two countries. Each sector of Berlin had its own airport. Schoenefeld airport was in East Berlin’s Russian sector in East Germany. The other three, Gatow, Tempelhof, and Tegel were in the French, American, and British sectors respectively of West Berlin, an island […]
The Lighthouse
It rested softly in her hands, aged and frail. “Do you want to open it now?” asked Angela. Her brother shook his head and looked toward the black cockatoos brutally pruning the eucalypts by the creek. The land sloped down from the house, overgrown shrubs crowding around what had once been an expanse of lawn. […]
A Place to Belong
The Phoenix Theatre by day is a picture reminiscent of an after school daycare program. Inside the main auditorium kids are skateboarding on the multitude of wooden ramps set up against the walls. The lobby is filled with youth hanging out, and searching their pockets for change to buy candy or soda from the concession […]
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