I have been hesitant to write this, even though it’s been a while since I read the book. After all, … More
Category: op-ed//review
Joe Sacco on the Limits of Satire
And while we are at it, another nuanced article by Teju Cole from the New Yorker, about who we choose … More
Updated Post: Why Obama’s [Original] Tax Plan Will [Would Have] Help[ed] Us
Its Election day tomorrow. With the economy sliding faster than a ride in “Great America”, we are justifiably nervous about … More
The Yellow House: by Martin Gayford
The Yellow House, By Martin Gayford, [Little Brown and Company, 2006] The Yellow House [Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent … More
Vincent and Theo
Robert Altman. Vincent and Theo. Movie. 1990. “Vincent and Theo (1990)“, is a “must-watch“, even for those who may not … More
The Final Seal?
It has been seven years since I watched “The Seventh Seal“. The UC Theater in Berkeley, which closed in 2001, … More
I Was on BBC!
My two cents on today’s debate on Darfur. You can listen to it at World Have Your Say. “I was … More
Darfur: Whose Responsibility to Protect?
What do you think of the meeting in Paris – without the involvement of the AU? Does the International Community … More
Darfur: A Just War? (By Sergio)
It is important to outline that the Darfur conflict is a conflict that has been going on for several decades. … More
Darfur: Never Again? Or Again, and Again?
I was engaged in an academic debate recently -“Should the International Community militarily intervene in Darfur?” For me, it was … More
Rwanda: What Do You See?
“The dead at Nyarubuye were, I’m afraid, beautiful. There was no getting around it. The skeleton is a beautiful thing. … More
Part Two: Paris and Palestine
House of Stairs. 1951. MC Escher. Lithograph. I am finally getting caught up on my reading for a class I … More