It’s difficult to comment on the events of last Thursday without being suspected of terrorism yourself. After all, this country’s media (and perhaps its tribunals) run on a premise of “innocent until proven Muslim.” That said, I offer condolences to the victims of the Fort Hood shootings and wish for swift, fair, and strong punishment […]
Month: November 2009
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Pregnancy as Provocation
In 1991, when Demi Moore posed nude and pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair, there was significant outrage. While Moore’s intent was to show the beauty of pregnancy as well as her “anti-glamour” attitude, she also succeeded in angering conservatives across the country and pleasing feminists, who saw it as an act of empowerment. […]
I had the extreme privilege of attending a lecture today by Orhan Pamuk, as part of a series of Norton Lectures at Harvard (the rest of which I, sadly, missed). There is something about being in the presence of such greatness which is truly humbling, and at the same time, inspiring, particularly when aforementioned greatness […]