The artists who made the Renaissance the Renaissance were well-funded by European merchants and city rulers who’d made their fortunes through war, commerce, and taxes. Today, it doesn’t take multi-generational assets to become a patron. Anyone with a few dollars can support good art now. And there’s a new opportunity to help. Filmmaker Leslie Foster […]
Update: 4th Adventist Position on Ordination
In my post on the ordination discussion at last month’s General Conference Annual Council meeting (#GCAC14), I shared several background resources including the 1973 Camp Mohaven Report; Dr. Olive Hemmings’ book on ordination, interpretation, and culture; and the three positions that the Theology of Ordination Study Committee presented to the wider church: (1) the headship principle […]
Privacy and anti-LGBTI Legislation
Throughout history most women have had little privacy. Since autonomy and liberty—as well as certain kinds of creativity and self-expression—are almost impossible without it, establishing its place in a woman’s life is a primary task of any bid for equality. —Janna Malamud Smith, Private Matters In the last few weeks we’ve been hearing about laws […]
Videos: Gabrielle Union & Dustin Hoffman
1. At the 2013 Essence Magazine Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon this February, Gabrielle Union received the Fierce and Fearless Award. Her acceptance speech is remarkable. (It starts at about 1:03 of 11:32.) “We live in a town that rewards pretending and I have been pretending to be fierce and fearless for a very long time. […]
Messages in the Web
There are very few things: there’s love and work and family. And this movie is so special to us because it was all three of those things. And I’d like to thank all of my families, the tribes that I come from. —Jodie Foster [1] At the Golden Globes earlier this year, actor Jodie Foster […]