Stomping Ground Culture, part 1
If you’d asked me before about the culture of northern Minnesota, or America even, I’d have suggested it better described as a lack of culture. Growing up, we never had our version of a pow wow or...
View ArticleInterview with a Minnesota Man Who Went to North Korea
Recently, I interviewed Jim. Jim is unlike most travelers. He likes to see places that most people wouldn’t. In 2010, he thought it would be a thrill to visit mysterious North Korea. Ahead was his...
View ArticleInterracial Romance
Interracial dating is a topic with as much curiosity for some as attraction for others as distaste for yet some others. (And the distaste comes from those who ether don’t like the idea of taking part...
View ArticleShould You Circumcise Your Son?
Circumcision is an issue that triggers sharp and divided responses because it addresses the most personal and deep aspects of our lives: religion, parenthood, and sexuality. I recently came across this...
View ArticleArusha, Tanzania: The Streets, The College Campus, The Food Market
Last week was a lengthy word story, this week is a story of pictures. As covered last week, on my way to see the bus company that had damaged my luggage, I met Innocent, a college student dressed in...
View ArticleGlobally Speaking, All Americans are Privileged
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa of California is the target of much anger today for his CNN conversation on income inequality in America. He admitted the problem but noted that “America is the richest country...
View ArticleSouthern Road Trip Part 1: Characters, Stereotypes, And A Wedding In Tulsa
Stereotypes. This is a concept we’re all familiar with. Yet like other important ideas, it deserves re-evaluation from time to time. Take this road trip I’m currently enjoying–the Southern Experience...
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