Satyajit Ray, or Manikmama
A few weeks ago, I went to see "3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets," a riveting documentary about the shooting death of Jordan Davis at a Jacksonville gas station. It's…
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August 11, 2015
'I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise, I rise, I rise'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcSVxNafit8 I met Maya Angelou in 1983. I worked for the Center for Participant Education at Florida State University and we had invited Angelou to speak on campus. I went with…
May 28, 2014
Purse paradise
Many years ago, I walked through the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, mesmerized that the history of mankind could be told through footwear -- from caveman to Christian Laboutin. I…
July 24, 2013
Goldless again
Used to be the Olympics mirrored the Cold War – a head-to-head battle for medals between the United States and The Soviet Union. Now, it’s between the USA and…
August 14, 2012