December 2013

Margaux Benn
A Tale of Two Rivers
December 18, 2013
“Ilsa, I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans...
Amanda Machin
Climate Change is not a Fairy Tale
December 16, 2013
In fairy tales, giants come most often in the form of beanstalk-shaking, bone-crushing, evil and ignorant ogres. But giants can take...
Aaron Rubin
Voices from Afghanistan
December 13, 2013
Audiences will notice that the most striking aspect of Nagieb Khaja's new film, My Afghanistan: Life in the Forbidden Zone , is how...
James D. Hoff
Revolutionary Graffiti in Egypt
December 12, 2013
One of the most consequential and certainly one of the most widely reported events in recent memory, the Egyptian Revolution of January 25...
Joshunda Sanders
Hunt or Be Hunted
December 5, 2013
“Hunt or be hunted” is a truism in Duro Kolak's life and seems to apply to everyone and everything in his world. The reserved, 46-year-old...
Charles Cantalupo
Non-Native Speaker
December 3, 2013
Editor's Preface Cruel firmament, With thy diurnal sweigh that crowdest ay And hurlest al from est til occident That Naturelly wolde holde...