Hip-Hop in Palestine
In much of the hip hop music world the constant threat of menace and violence is simply a given. Few would argue that a large…
Missing the Sound of Bombs
“Yalla shebab!” cheered the collection of 14 or so boys as I and a fellow American student danced around the room. Traditional Arabic and Near…
Television’s Brave New World
The ocean was placid and calm as a group of ten of us held our breath for what was about to come. Suddenly, with awe-inspiring…
Grey Matters
What is it about Grey’s Anatomy that transformed it from a sleeper, mid-season replacement show into a primetime phenomenon? Of course some will point to…