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“And in the corner, a goat—just to authenticate the foreign-ness of the scene, because while violence saturates every society, the goat reminds us that this is indeed an uncivilized society.”
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| by M. Ducoing |
| As a middle school teacher, I am often confronted with issues in education that boggle the mind. How does one deal with a child who is emotionally disturbed or learning disabled? How do we teach a class of students about worldly concepts of our brilliant past yet acknowledge that few of them even have a concept of government? There are countless questions that force me as an educator to cringe and grimace at the possibilities. However, the question of evolution has never played such an obstinate role. read article |
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| by M. Ducoing |
| My intervention, circa June 2004, was among one of the most difficult, yet important moments in my life. My friends found me, comatose on my couch at home, half-eaten ding-dongs and yodels everywhere, an unfinished pie of cheeseburger Dominos pizza, and enough Ben & Jerry’s to make Kirstie Alley feel ill. I was barely alive, they told me later. read article |
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| by M. Ducoing |
| Call me old fashioned, but last time I checked, the fact that someone you liked wanted to spend time with you was not cause to flee for your life. But then again, I’m pretty old fashioned. I’m not hip to the new dating lingo like “speed dating” and “dental dam.” Nevertheless, it has become increasingly clear through my own experiences that dating in NYC, in the gay and strait communities, is becoming increasingly complex, like a blind-folded chess match in a windstorm with only the use of your teeth and your left pinky. read article |
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| by L. Ballard |
| As Americans, we can rest well knowing that in the event of death from a catastrophic disaster, images of our mangled corpses will likely never appear on the nightly news or spread across the pages of American newspapers. Our families will never have to suffer the indignities of watching news networks push the limits of censorship for higher ratings, as shots of our twisted, tattered bodies flash across the screen. read article |
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"...images of bloated and decaying bodies of little brown children flooded newspapers and served to shock and awe American audiences."
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"...perhaps one day a journalist will return to show Americans what Malaysians look like when they're not searching for their dead children. But I doubt that would do much for ratings."
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“If you can make the story simple and the victims innocent, then the point of reporting any African tragedy, or any conflict abroad, is pure entertainment value.”
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