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Jan 11, 2008

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Q&A with John Seel, Cultural Change Agent (Walden Media)

My resume says that I am a “moral entrepreneur, educational reformer, and cultural change agent.” It sounds pretty complicated and grandiose when stated this way, but it’s a good summary of what I have done in my life. I’m a visionary: rarely satisfied with what is, always longing for what can be.

Called

Jan 11, 2008

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Called

From the series Woman, a cycle of paintings about the stages of life for a woman—and a metaphoric evocation of the body/Bride of Christ.

Jan 4, 2008

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Good news indeed!

I was asked if I would like to respond to the December 12 Comment symposium "Good news?", based on the Commentary magazine essay, "Crime, Drugs, and Welfare—and Other Good News," written by my colleague Yuval Levin and me. I'm delighted to do so, and will respond in...

Jan 4, 2008

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Something beautiful in Hollywood

Meet Eduardo Verástegui. He's been called the "Brad Pitt of Mexico" and a "Tijuana Tom Cruise." He stars in Bella, a film that garnered number-one rankings since it appeared in U.S. theaters last month—a film that won the Toronto Film Festival in 2006 and is in the...

Dec 14, 2007

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Things I love: clothes

I love shopping as much as the next girl, but my clothes and I have a less amicable relationship. I'd like to think it's because I am so consumed by other loftier pursuits. More likely, I'm a bit weird.My wardrobe and I have a rocky history. I went to a private,...

Nov 30, 2007

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Signs of hope in film and television

The church hasn't quite figured out what to make of Hollywood, have we? We decry the dark side of entertainment: the explicit sexuality and violence, the crass humor, the dehumanizing fascination with idealized celebrities whose fame eats them from the inside. We talk...

Oct 19, 2007

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Hope and uncertainty . . . in Bosnia and beyond

How can people find hope if their lives are shaped by extreme political and economic circumstances? How can a person flourish if the culture that made her values and actions meaningful seems to have been destroyed? How can the idea of the good life and good society be...

Oct 12, 2007

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Signs of hope for the world of business

The recent volatility of the world's stock markets threatens a possible recession due to the sub-prime mortgage panic. Such events warn us not to be too optimistic about the general state of the economy nor too trusting of those who manage the financial future, in...