Movie Review: Precious Knowledge

Reviewed by Rafael Nevares

It is often difficult to separate the messenger from the message. However, the Ari Luis Palos directed documentary on the fight over the controversial Mexican-American Raza Studies Program in the Tucson Arizona Public School System forces us to do just this. Precious Knowledge is a revealing and front-line look at what happens when two of the most important issues in America today, illegal immigration and education, collide. Read more

New Column: A Tipi in Town

“We built a tipi once,” I’m babbling on like an idiot to my neighbor, who just built a real tipi in his back yard. “We made it out of pretzel rods and fondant. Green sugar for the grass.”

I throw out one of my cheesy smiles, trying to mask the embarrassment of what my friend Peggy calls ‘over-sharing.’ Read more

New Column: Mini Van Madness

by Francine Weinberg

The light turned yellow and I went for it. Cars were backed up and I ended up sticking out into the middle of the street when the light changed. I was trying to get to work on time (a rarity for me) and the excitement of having my boss not yell at me just got the best of me. Read more