In her large-format photos of women in chadors, and, sometimes, veils, Moroccan born Lalla Essaydi presents a beautiful and provocative challenge to perceptions about Muslim women going back centuries.
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Eeek! May I borrow your cat? Mice. Please advise.
This morning a woman came into the Charles Hotel while I was having coffee…with a dog that was only a little bigger than the mice in my apartment. I am trying to think of them as giant hairy cockroaches…but they are so cute and they cry. Eeeeeeek!
Wiseman's La Danse: Three-and-a-half stars
We ended up staying through to the end–partly because we wanted to take part in the question and answer session with the director, but mainly because, despite the film’s length and some imperfections, we found it quite beautiful.
Lincoln MA, Reading: Ithaca Diaries
This is a brief report on a reading from Ithaca Diaries, my book in progress about college in the late 1960s. It took place on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009 at the library in Lincoln, MA.
ProPublica: Newsgathering of, by and for the people
I think it’s exciting that members of the public can now help the press enhance understanding of the world we live in. I do wonder how many people will remain interested in contributing for free. But for journalists, here’s a scoop: ProPublica is hiring.
—–Anita Harris
Seeking a Vublisher for my Vook
I’m excited to be able integrate a myriad of forms that will allow me to share my experiences and my peers’ with my readers –er–viewers–er surfers. Oh, heck. My audience, if I can figure out how to find one
Loved Lowell Open Studios and Arts Festival
I was wonderfully suprised and impressed by Lowell’s open studios–held this weekend in the old milltown about 45 minutes north of Cambridge. I was happy that an exhibit in a downtown gallery focusing on cat subjects did not make me itch. Very much.
Cambridge Seeks Citizen Input on Future Tech Needs
Having completed an excellent three-evening course on Dreamweaver just this week at Cambridge Community Television in Central Square, I urge Cantabridgians to take part in one of the focus groups to be conducted in early October–all related to the Cambridge’s technology future and the role of Comcast, which, by law, sponsors CCTV, in the community.
