By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, December 17, 2023 An illustration depicting a boys’ Sunday School class in 19th century Chicago, Illinois, that was overseen by Dwight Moody and J.V. Farwell. | Public Domain Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week brings anniversaries of … Read more
Pnina Lahav’s book The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and Her Path to Power tells Golda’s story through “the lens of gender.” When Israel’s Declaration of Independence was signed, only two of the 37 signatories were women – Rachel Kagan and Golda Meir. This is symbolic of the profound difficulty that women … Read more
In the 1961 Korean cinema classic Aimless Bullet, director Yu Hyun-mok not only offers a realistic portrayal of how the poor lived in post-war Korea but also of the squatter area where the story is set: Haebangchon. Located at the foot of Namsan, a mountain that stands in the heart of the capital, Seoul, the … Read more
The idea of the delicacy foie gras either inspires rapture or rebellion. The former prompts festivals, such as in Sarlat, the capital of the Black Périgord region of France, where Périgord foie gras is protected by two quality schemes, the Protected Geographical Indication label and “Origine Certifié Périgord”. In Sarlat, foie gras is celebrated during … Read more
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