by Robin Kirk | Mar 31, 2008 | Robin Kirk
Yesterday, Dith Pran died at a New Jersey hospital. A long-time New York Times photographer, Pran worked with reporter Sidney Schanberg as the Vietnam war spilled into Pran’s native Cambodia. When it became clear that the Khmer Rouge would triumph, Schanberg...
by Robin Kirk | Mar 14, 2008 | Robin Kirk
For the most part, the Czechs love the US. For the most part, they admire much of what this country has achieved internationally. For the most part, they value US culture. But what they don’t like any more is to be lectured by the US on human rights. After the...
by Robin Kirk | Mar 7, 2008 | Robin Kirk
Today, the NC Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission approved a final report on HB 1682, the NC “No Place for Torture Act.” Introduced by Rep. Paul Luebke and others, the bill would strengthen the state’s hand in investigating allegations of kidnapping...
by Robin Kirk | Feb 27, 2008 | Robin Kirk
Spurred by a growing network of activists and ABC’s 20/20 expose, the “Bodies”-style plastination exhibits are under increasing scrutiny nationwide. In Pennsylvania, for example, where the Premier show is housed at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science...
by Robin Kirk | Feb 20, 2008 | Robin Kirk
In class yesterday, we were talking about the Cold War. One of the pieces we read was from Anne Applebaum’s excellent Gulag: A History, about the Soviet prison camps that lasted from the Revolution through the 1970s. The two students who led the discussion...
by Robin Kirk | Feb 15, 2008 | Robin Kirk
A message board for investors in Premier Exhibitions reveals mounting panic prior to ABC’s 20/20 piece, to be aired tonight. Here’s one fascinating message. The “woman in Durham” is our very own Sarah, a dynamo who is largely responsible for...
