September, 2009
HandsOn Network, Disney Team Up to Encourage Volunteers
Largest volunteer network in the U.S.
This 2007 photo shows HandsOn Network volunteers cleaning up a neighborhood. Image from Flikr.com.
We have all heard the president calling for everyone to be good citizens and do volunteer work. Now, there’s a little extra incentive from Disney, who is running the “Give a day, get a Disney day” promotion. ...
Renters Insurance: Peace of Mind for Ten Bucks a Month
This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman.
On 02 August 2005, my friend Frank and his partner awoke at 2:45 a.m. to the dog barking and a neighbor knocking on their door. The apartment complex was on fire. They grabbed their dog and whatever they could carry and ran from the building.
“We lost everything,” ...
Michael Moore’s New Target: ‘Capitalism’ Itself
Michael Moore is famous for skewering the excesses of American industry — and in his latest film, he goes looking (mostly on Wall Street) for the source of the trouble. Critic Kenneth Turan says that while Capitalism certainly has spirit, the pop-culture polemicist may have taken on more than he could chew.» E-Mail This » ...
Buffy Wicks, NEA String Carrot Before Obama-Centric Artists
A bad thing, but only in part
Has Buffy Wicks sent them happily on their mission to produce Obama art?(Photo: flickr.com)
Let’s begin here: A nation’s culture is highly dependent upon a free and thriving arts community. We must assume this to be an immutable fact.
Now let’s tune out Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh for a moment. ...
Emmy Winners List 2009 | No Surprises Here
Neil Patrick Harris steals the show
Neil Patrick Harris, image from Wikimedia.
As Tina Fey accepted the Outstanding Comedy Series award for “30 Rock,” she said “Thank you for keeping us on the air even though we are so much more expensive than a talk show.” With such a huge cast and crew and big stars in ...
