washingtonpost.com - Jabari AsimJabari AsimComic Books and the Human Condition- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- I'd like to think that Susan Sontag would have sympathy for my preoccupation with comic books.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44377-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_nation/columns/... African-Americans and the AIDS Conspiracy- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Regular visitors to this space may have noted with chagrin that I'm inclined to ponder the imponderables. You know, the big, seemingly unanswerable questions of great cosmological import -- the kind of riddles the noted 20th-century philosopher Arsenio Hall liked to describe as "things that make you go hmmm."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51120-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... Honoring Jackie Robinson- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Last week, Washington provided a fitting prelude to the upcoming baseball season, and not just because its Nationals won their first exhibition game. Leaders of both major political parties, including President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, gathered on Capitol Hill to honor Jackie Robinson.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13701-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_nation/columns/... The Mad World of Words- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- "Astorperious," one of my favorite words, isn't likely to be found in many dictionaries.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62865-2005Jan10.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... Sunday, Bloody Sunday- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- "Amelia Boynton" is not a household name, but it should be.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59937-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... The Worth of a Dollar- April 25, 2005 "Learn thou the worth of a dollar and how to keep it from damning thee," Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr. advised back in the 19th century.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28870-2004Dec27.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... Rocking the Academy Awards- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- I often think of Chris Rock as a dependably astute observer of human behavior, sort of an Alexis de Tocqueville of modern American comedy.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41628-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... Toy Joy- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Kwanzaa is my household's holiday of choice this time of year, although our observance always includes elements of Christmas. A nativity scene sits on the mantel next to the kinara (candleholder), for instance, and traditional carols are often played on the stereo. Both my wife and I grew up in families that celebrated Christmas, and we share fond memories of those days.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39363-2004Dec6.html?nav=rss_nation/columns/... Ossie Davis, Committed to 'The Struggle'- April 25, 2005 The death of the actor Ossie Davis on Feb. 4 received front-page treatment in many of the nation's major newspapers, coverage befitting a distinguished citizen who'd won both a Kennedy Center Honor and a National Medal of Arts in his lifetime. Still, some people probably took note of Davis' 80 film roles &150; including, memorably, Da Mayor in "Do The Right Thing" &150; and said, "Oh, that guy." He was the kind of performer who brought a character convincingly to life without chewing the...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23178-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... Black Marriage Day- April 25, 2005 WASHINGTON -- "We will laud the bold and brave couples around the country that have committed to each other until death do they part," Nisa Islam Muhammad's Web site declares. "We want to acknowledge their bravery because in a world where it is far easier to break up a family than it is to get help to stay together, it takes sheer courage to fight for your marriage and resist divorce."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53586-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_nation/columns... |