Making the case to finish what you start
Did Jesus ask for permission before he walked on the water, or healed the sick? Stop seeking permission to finish what you start.
Mr. Holbrook introduces you to Mr. Clemens
Harold Holbrook’s interpretation of Twain is a bold, modern take on one of America’s most celebrated intellects.
How all those necks got red
In Painting Dixie Red, provocative professor Glenn Feldman has compiled a history of how Republican conservatism took over the South.
For Frank
One man ran one red light & everything changed forever
As the horror of 9/11 recedes, its legacy remains
Like many of you, I saved the newspapers from that horrific day ten years ago, but lately I think I should have saved the papers from the day before.
When a teen takes a stand, what does the controversy say about the adults around her?
The implicit message from the administration was still that Couvillon’s ‘Gay? Fine by me’ message was one unworthy of a wider audience. The bigotry may be of a smooth vintage, but it’s no less real.
Alabama’s Jerry Duncan: The man who loved to practice
There is no reason to root for Auburn football, any more than there is to drink wine from a box or eat Kentucky Fried Chicken. Nothing against the fine folks down on the Plains, but the Tide has been doing it better and longer.
Natural hair: Empowering African-American women to let their hair down
A decade ago, it would have been almost impossible to find a room full of black women proudly sporting curly, coiled, natural hair. But in the past few years natural hair has become a popular beauty trend in the African-American community in Birmingham and elsewhere.
Is cursive handwriting a thing of the past?
Thumbs up, Palmer. Kathleen Thompson explores the modern use of the Palmer method, and the opposable thumb.
