by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 23, 2008 | Opinion
After spending Saturday listening to lectures at this weekend’s Society of Biblical Literature meeting in Boston, my ears are tired. And, I have a renewed appreciation for how my students must feel when I’m trying to introduce a concept they’ve not previously...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 22, 2008 | Opinion
Some days are like Christmas, except with new experiences rather than gifts. Friday was like that for me, as I spent most of it wandering the halls of Boston’s Museum of Fine Art (MFA). The museum is currently hosting Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 21, 2008 | Opinion
An Atlanta-to-Houston flight earlier this week was enhanced by the wit of a Delta flight attendant. As I boarded, she was handing a coat hanger to one of the pilots. “He needs to make a couple of repairs before we leave,” she deadpanned. A smile did not...
by Cliff Vaughn | Nov 21, 2008 | Opinion
Running 1 hour 48 minutes, “Young at Heart” relies on observational footage, interviews with participants, some narration by Walker, and the inclusion of several stylized “music videos” that Walker shot of the chorus in rock-opera fashion—like...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Nov 21, 2008 | Opinion
How do you say “thank you” in Spanish? Appointing a few brown faces to your cabinet or to the Supreme Court is not the answer. We should not feel gratitude for something that should be the norm. You say thank you by not ignoring the number one reason we...
by John D. Pierce | Nov 20, 2008 | Opinion
My colleague Keithen Tucker attended the Macon Touchdown Club on Monday night to hear Mark Richt, head football coach at the University of Georgia (the alma mater of another colleague, Tony Cartledge).Keithen shared with me that Coach Richt began his address by noting...
