by Britt Towery | Feb 18, 2009 | Opinion
Studs Terkel died last Halloween. The author-host-actor-activist and symbol of Chicago was asked once what his epitaph would be. His reply: “Curiosity did not kill this cat.” At a recent memorial to Studs Terkel, André Schiffrin, Stud’s editor and publisher,...
by Britt Towery | Feb 9, 2009 | Opinion
When Friday the 13th comes along, some of us surmise something unfortunate might happen. Distant friend and confidant Wu Pu-yi says that such superstitions are world-wide. Fear of the number 13 is one of the most common superstitions in the Western world. Some hotels...
by Britt Towery | Feb 5, 2009 | Opinion
There are those who justify suffering as part of what contributes to making strong character. Many fine writers have written from this viewpoint ”that there is value in the troubles, sorrows and traumas we encounter. The German playwright, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,...
by Britt Towery | Feb 2, 2009 | Opinion
One of the most disturbing wars in history began with British protectorate rule over Palestine. Begun in the 1920s, the “Holy Land” war continues between Arabs and Jews to this day. With such tremendous hatred for one another, will a solution ever be...
by Britt Towery | Jan 20, 2009 | Opinion
The Chinese have a way, common in Asia, of representing each New Year with several things, primarily animals. For centuries, they have used 12 different animals to represent each year in a 12-year cycle. According to their lunar calendar we are in the last days of the...
