Author Archives: kmazz

Everywhere one looks there are signs of faster change than expected. It is as if the planet is trying to get our attention, once last time. There are the honey bees. It took a long time, but finally the mass … Continue reading →

Some bleak times, these days. The list of injustices seems endless. And yesterday, the five arrogant, all-Catholic men of the U.S. Supreme Court made a major decision predicated on the belief that women cannot decide matters of life and death … Continue reading →

I spend a lot of time pondering the subject of beauty. In the time before man conquered nature, did our ancestors have an objective awareness and appreciation of their unadorned surroundings? Is beauty something that can be enjoyed passively? Does … Continue reading →

I keep a folder of newspaper clips and printouts on books and movie recommendations that interest me, to riffle through before my regular trips to the local library. For example, I avidly read the Wall Street Journal’s Saturday interview with … Continue reading →

We just saw the new Mira Nair film “The Namesake”, based on the very satisfying novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. Visiting the official movie site, I read comments from viewers on how much they have been moved, how they didn’t want … Continue reading →