May 31, 2016
by Emily
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The movie version of Philip Roth’s novel is called “Indignation,” and its main character, Marcus Messner, has every right to his. Squeezed by threat of being drafted if he didn’t fit in and do well in his first years at … Continue reading
December 4, 2014
by Emily
Comments Off on Interstellar Love and Logic
Three dimensions have never been enough. We’ve always known that. In “Interstellar” the fate of the human race depends on the human brain’s expansion into understanding– and using– at least two more dimensions. And the necessary expansion could never have … Continue reading
November 12, 2014
by Emily
Comments Off on Dear White People–Open this Letter
“Dear White People” keeps us checking ourselves and our society–and we white people need it. If you need some criteria to go by, you can get it here. You might be tempted to discount what you see as overblown, and … Continue reading
November 25, 2013
by Emily
Comments Off on A Message from My Mother (Across Death’s Bourn)
Mom, what do I do about my kids, their pain, their struggle? Keep trying. Mom, its feels useless — or dangerous to me sometimes. Giving up would be very dangerous to you, deadly. I don’t have any good ideas, though, … Continue reading
November 22, 2013
by Emily
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My father was a young lawyer in Detroit when JFK died. He hadn’t voted for him, but for Nixon, which was hard to believe if you saw his jubilation at Nixon’s impeachment. He told me why he didn’t vote for … Continue reading