by Sharon Kennedy | Apr 30, 2013 | The Public Humanist
[Part One appeared previously] When we left Kumasi, we were already tired of traveling in our hot van, but we were still two or three days away from our next major destination of Sirigu, in the north. By the time we arrived there, we had traversed all of Ghana from...
by Kathryn Dietz | May 6, 2013 | The Public Humanist
Filmmakers Collaborative, a national media industry leader and fiscal sponsor, is hosting its acclaimed MAKING MEDIA NOW (MMN) conference on Friday, May 3 at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. MAKING MEDIA NOW’s challenge-the-assumptions...
by Linda McInerney | May 8, 2013 | The Public Humanist
Arts writer Phillipa Pitts recently contributed a blog column that resonated with me; here’s an excerpt: Art plays many roles in society and, at different times, can speak to issues in areas such as religion, science, politics, and history. Whether introducing...
by Susan Stinson | May 14, 2013 | The Public Humanist
Last Friday night, I went out to eat at Bela in Northampton. I got there early on my trike, so I leaned on it and watched from a little way down the sidewalk as people went in. Bela is a small, warm vegetarian restaurant with lovely food, and I’ve had some...
by John Hill | May 21, 2013 | The Public Humanist
Patriot’s Day and the Boston Marathon celebrate American values and resilience, which were tested on April 15, 2013. Many people in Boston felt violated by those bombs, but, ultimately, the terrorists lost, not because they were killed/captured relatively...
