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Reading: “Radical Equations” by Robert Moses, Part One

April 2, 2011

I first encountered the writing of Bob Moses when I was in New York City in early 2002, less than six months after 9-11. We…
Watching “The Defiant Ones” (1958)

March 31, 2011

I use the DVR to record old movies, and when I have nothing going on – which is rare – I like to watch them.…
Report on Arts Education

March 28, 2011

For anyone who doubted the utility of the arts, the report, “Arts Education Makes A Difference in Missouri Schools”, put out in March 2010 by the Missouri Alliance…
Reading: “Strange Fruit” by Lillian Smith

March 25, 2011

Since being awarded a Lillian E. Smith Foundation Writer-in-Service Residency, I thought I ought to read Strange Fruit. I’m not much a novel reader; I…