The Latin etymology of the word means “to break apart,” which, of course, aptly describes the process of an entity losing its integrity, like the putrefaction of an organic body.…
See the entire scene from the 1967 “Best Picture” In the Heat of the Night here: It is one of the most satisfying movie scenes—well, at least in some parts of…
Former Jewish residences in Shanghai. Photo by the author, ©1990 UrbisMedia-Ltd. The synagogue, just a few blocks from where I live, looks at first, with its Paladian architecture and…
Read Part 1 Dear Jinping (if I may presume the familiar), Have you read through Part One of this posting? Hopefully you have an attention span that it exceeds…
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I am a great fan of Public Radio. I even did some of my own programmings for a few years (you can check out a few samples here). So…