by Glynn Wilson It is hard to believe Norman Mailer is dead. I just met him in September on a subway ride from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and I had planned on writing him a long letter after studying the Harper’s…
Norman Mailer Dies at 84
Water Problems in Georgia
ATLANTA (Oct. 27) – Water problems abound in Georgia, leading to $1,000 fines and jail terms for people who’ve watered their lawns at night, as well as this toon from my dad.
Saving The Jena Six
A Guest Commentary by Michael Ford CROSSETT, Ark. (Sept. 20) – With incidents like the recent ones in Jena, La., the South deserves its reputation as being the most racist region of the United States. Any white person that hangs…
Refusing to Evolve
A Guest Commentary by Michael Ford CROSSETT, Ark. (Sept. 15) – A study published this week in Nature Neuroscience and reviewed in Slate Magazine verifies something most intellectuals already knew: Liberals are smarter than conservatives. “In a rapid response test—you…
The Worst of Times, the Best of Times: August 2007 is History
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity. – Charles Dickens, A…
Escaping Shadows: The South as a Backdrop for Art
Photo by Glynn Wilson David Rae Morris in front of the Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi and the image of his father, the writer Willie Morris. The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial…