Gentle refusal is sometimes necessary when you’re expected to go along with demands that you do, think, or profess something that just doesn’t feel right to you. It’s tempting to give in to such pressure in order to preserve the … Continue reading Journalings: The Merciful Tough Stand
We’d ask a lawyer, “Can we do this?” Some of them would say, “Yes, do it, by all means! You’re protected. Go wild.” Others would say, “Well, you probably shouldn’t do it at all, or if you do it you should be really careful and do this . . .” We ignored those. ~Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men Continue reading Going Wild: The Yes Men Interview
The Mindful Bard Wanda Waterman Volume 22 Issue 12 2014-03-21 Book: Palestinian Music and Song: Expression and Resistance since 1900 Editors: Moslih Kanaaneh, Stig-Magnus Thorsén, Heather Bursheh, and David A. McDonald Publisher: Indiana University Press Reflecting and Shaping a National Identity Palestine’s struggle is, to some extent, the story of every nation. So rare is it to find a country or ethnic group with no memory of ever having been colonized . . . (Read the review here.) Continue reading Palestinian Music and Song: Expression and Resistance since 1900
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