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Jonah Raskin : Lay Monk Tolbert McCarroll on the Pope, the Church, and the Crisis in Catholicism
Brother Toby at Starcross Community. Interview with Brother Toby:Author, heretic, and spiritual pilgrim at Starcross Community “The Catholic Church today is an absolute monarchy and an absolute patriarchy that puts you right back in the Medieval Ages.” — Tolbert McCarroll By … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhism, Catholic Church, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Pope Francis I, Religion, Starcross Community, Tolbert McCarrol
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Lamar W. Hankins : CPR and End-of-Life Decisions
Art from PBS NewsHour. CPR and end-of-life decisions Since the story of the 87-year old woman first appeared, more information has come to light. She was aware of and had agreed to the policy of the center where she lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Advance Directives, CPR, Death, Elderly, End-of-Life Care, Health Care, Lamar W. Hankins
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Alan Waldman : Leonard Rossiter is Incandescent in Hilarious Britcom ‘Rising Damp’
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Strong cast and remarkable writing mark this outstanding 1974-1978 British TV comedy series. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 17, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan Waldman reviews some … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, British Television, Criticism, Leonard Rossiter, Rising Damp, Vintage Television
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : American Jewish Poet Hilton Obenzinger on Israel, Zionism, and the Radical Sixties
Hilton Obenzinger with family photo. Photo courtesy of Stanford University. Interview with Hilton Obenzinger: Stanford professor, Sixties radical, and anti-Zionist American Jewish poet “American Jews have been suckered into supporting Israel in unthinking ways. This has been changing, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged Hilton Obenzinger, Interview, Israel, Jonah Raskin, Judaism, Palestinian Occupation, Poets, Sixties, Stanford University, Zionism
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : A Conversation With Austin Chronicle Editor and SXSW Co-Founder Louis Black
Austin Chronicle editor and South by Southwest co-founder Louis Black in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, March 1, 2013. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio Podcast:Austin Chronicle editor Louis Black,co-founder of South by … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Chronicle, Austin Music, Filmmakers, Independent Film, Interview, Louis Black, Podcast, Rag Radio, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer, UT-Austin
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Jim Turpin : Is the Imperial Presidency the ‘New Normal’? / 2
Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images./ Foreign Policy. The ‘new normal’? The Imperial Presidency / 2 “You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?” — Talking Heads (“Once in a Lifetime”) By Jim Turpin | … Continue reading
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Allison Meier : Radical Archive Exhibits ‘Rebel Newsprint’ from the Sixties
Image from “Rebel Newsprint: The Underground Press” at Interference Archive. Photo by Allison Meier / Hyperallergic. One radical archive offers ahands-on approach to activist art The indie counterculture newspapers of the 1960s multiplied to over 500 around the country, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Allison Meier, Interference Archive, Radical Arts, Sean Stewart, Sixties, Space City, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press
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Danny Schechter : Malls Are Temples of Debt for the ‘Sheeple’
Durban, South Africa’s giant Gateway Mall is a “theater of shopping.” Image from JoeTourist. For the ‘sheeple’:Malls are temples of consumer debt The mall is for the modern economy what the factory was for the old one, until consumption trumped … Continue reading
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Tagged Consumer Debt, Consumerism, Danny Schechter, Shopping Centers, South Africa
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Alan Waldman : ‘Gregory’s Girl’ Is a Simply Wonderful 1981 Scottish Film
Waldman’s film and TVtreasures you may have missed: Bill Forsyth’s look at teenage awkwardness and high school romance is original, moving, surprising, and hilarious. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | March 5, 2013 [In his weekly column, Alan … Continue reading
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