The Daily Report
[Fri, Jul 4, 2008]
CommentaryKnowing Your Neighbor, Online and Off
There are two communities in my community. The first is physical—thin, tree-lined streets and pocket parks, Southwestern architecture and community gardens. The second is virtual—a community website, and more specifically a discussion forum, registration required.
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[Thu, Jul 3, 2008]
ReviewsStreet Life Photo Exhibit: An In-depth Look at 1970s Counterculture
The High Art Museum has an impressive photography exhibit entitled Street Life: American Photographers From the 1960s and ‘70s.
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[Wed, Jul 2, 2008]
ReviewsDocumentary Asks Aspiring Female Politicians “What’s Your Point?”
For the fifth stop in their multi-city promotional tour, New York filmmakers Amy Sewell and Susan Toffler held a screening of their documentary what’s your point, honey? in Philadelphia last Thursday evening, exploring the issue of gender inequality in American politics.
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[Tue, Jul 1, 2008]
CommentaryBirmingham’s Workweek Gets a Makeover
To ameliorate the toll of rising gas costs, Birmingham officials formulated an alternative work-schedule solution. As of July 1st, the city’s new 10-hour, four-day workweek will be in effect, announced mayor Larry P. Langford.
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Charity Case New Orleans Charity Hospital by Brentin Mock
