Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary
“He is a stalker. Abusive. Manipulative. Ignores safe words. Ignores consent. Controlling. Jealous. Threatening.” -Anastasia from 50 Shades of Grey Is this a movie about romance or rape? Is this a movie about finding pleasure or is it pornography? Millions will be spent this weekend finding out. And what is porn exactly? In 1964 the United States […]
As an American traveling abroad and trying to communicate across a language barrier have you ever felt the temptation to speak slowly and loudly as if that is going to help them understand your urgent request to find the nearest bathroom? They look at you with that befuddled stare, shrug, smile, and walk away. Why […]
Lets call him Terrence. I was at Starbucks in the corner minding my own business. Terrence was a few seats down from me talking to a friend. I thought I heard him mention something about “Hebrew” and “PhD.” His friend left and curiosity got the best of me so I asked Terrence if he was […]
Click, Listen, Pray…
Of the thousands of people reading this blog post, what are the odds that each of us are the “normal ones” around the Thanksgiving table? Do you really think you are the one that everyone else wishes they were? In less than two weeks our families will all gather together again in dreaded anticipation of […]
Disheartening watching Twitter tonight. It seems there are few topics that enflame and divide the citizenry more than the topics of racism and privilege. We claim we have moved past it. We certainly want to. But the streets of Ferguson tonight show that we haven’t. And we don’t even seem to know how to voice […]