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The Blank Page
I try to spend at least a half hour a day banging my head against a wall. Some may call it writing, and yes, at times words appear on a page, only to be backspaced into oblivion. But more often than not, the dominant behavior during these sessions is my metaphorical forehead slamming against metaphorical…
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My Guantánamo Nightmare
This is one of the greatest types of New York Times articles – newsworthy both because of its extraordinary content and because a newspaper of this caliber is ready to hold the story up to the world. Boumedine’s story is beautifully told and heartbreaking; empathy for an innocent man is lain upon a deep, sore,…
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What if Tim Tebow were Muslim?
The systemic xenophobia in American discourse is so pervasive that this question feels a bit obvious and not nearly digging deep enough into the shitslinging that is American power today. But this Salon article is still revelatory in its comparison of Tim Tebow to Chris Jackson, a basketball player who in 1993 changed his name…
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Hate religion / love Jesus
Thanks Rob. This is definitely worth a watch. Really nice to see someone explore and describe their faith, especially in a way that reconciles Christianity with the oft-monster that the Church has become. I don’t really believe in a man up there, but the story of Jesus is definitely one to learn from.
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And..another Shabbat Dinner test screening!
Well, the edit is almost done. The color is quite close. The sound is off and the music is temp, but let’s never mind about that. What matters is that we are 90% done and we need your fresh eyes and ears to finish the job. January 3, 2012(!) / 9:00pm at my place in…
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Looking for a few bright interns!
Hello all, I’m looking for 1-2 bright, talented interns for the Fall semester to help on a number of projects,including the following: Shabbat Dinner, a short film that is almost completed and is being submitted to film festivals; a short film about dealing with death that is in development; a nonprofit startup web site devoted to…
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Nobody knows what the heck is going on.
There are visionaries we look up to who seem to have a preternatural sense of the world: Ghandi, Obama, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Aung San Suu Kyi, Hawking. These and so many others we trust to make decisions based on a deep understanding and insight. But whatever they know about worldly things, like the rest…
