Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Cody's Events in May include Douglas Rushkoff criticizing modern Judaism…
Hi, reader. I wrote this in 2003 and it's now more than five years old. So it may be very out of date; the world, and I, have changed a lot since I wrote it! I'm keeping this up for historical archive purposes, but the me of today may 100% disagree with what I said then. I rarely edit posts after publishing them, but if I do, I usually leave a note in italics to mark the edit and the reason. If this post is particularly offensive or breaches someone's privacy, please contact me.
Cody's Events in May include Douglas Rushkoff criticizing modern Judaism (including the creation of the state of Israel), Eric Schlosser on the black market, Carroll Spinney (the spirit of Big Bird), Huston Smith on Buddhism, Tom Robbins, Jane Smiley, Calvin Trillin, and Diana Abu-Jaber. (My sister and I loved Abu-Jaber's novel Crescent.) One last note: a talk on May 31st by Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking. Andrew Creighton had his Intro to Sociology students read an excerpt from Rape; he said that studying humanity includes a long look at the worst of which we're capable.
