Friday, June 9, 2006AL GORE, RABID??????There is currently a heated (pardon the pun) discussion going on about Al Gore's new documentary, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, at another blogging site I've been contributing to called GATHER.COM. One of my favorite writers on that site, Carol Voigt, wrote a post about the insanity of the right wingnuts... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:51 AM Comments (8) (link) Saturday, June 3, 2006WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ANTHROPOLOGY?As someone whose job and company rests on a foundation of the importance of anthropology as a scientific field of study, it would be like shooting myself in the foot to even suggest that the whole endeavor is a waste of time. However, two nights ago, over a few glasses of wine and dinner in a local... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 9:51 AM Comments (34) (link) Thursday, May 25, 2006PRISON PUPSMy friend Alice B. is a documentary filmmaker. She embodies all the characteristics that my company looks for in the kinds of filmmakers we support, (dedicated to their craft, respectful of the subjects in their films, and relentless in the pursuit of their goals). Her last two films; one about the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:37 AM Comments (10) (link) Sunday, May 21, 2006COLLAPSEThis is the title of the new book by the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of Guns Germs and Steel. I had no intention of writing another post today but this demanded attention. The book is about the trajectory, the history and the influences on how societies choose to fail or succeed It was 6:15 this... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:17 PM Comments (6) (link) THE SCENT OF GODis the title of a new memoir by Beryl Singleton Bissell. I doubt that I would ever have known about this book, much less read it cover to cover in one sitting, had I not discovered the author on gather.com, another blogging site that I recently joined. I became engaged by her honest, open and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:30 AM Comments (5) (link) |
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