‘Arts’ Archives
Resiliency
By DANETTE BILLUPS Healing the brokenRising from the ashes, like a phoenix arising from the flamesFlames of hatred and prejudice destroyed our beautiful cityLooting and pillaging not only hurt family businesses, but also dishonored our elders and ancestorsYet, here we are, doing what we do best:Supporting our neighbors in times of needProviding a meal or encouraging wordWe may not all look alike or sound alikeWe may have different customs and traditionsSome have blue eyesSome have hazel eyesOthers may have brown eyesSome may have kinky hairWhile others have straight, wavy, or curly hairBut one thing we all share is that we are hereWe are Minnesota on the best days and the worse daysWe loveWe hateWe fightWe embraceWe cryWe fall down, and,We get back upWe are the doctors and lawyers that heal the land and provide guidanceWe are the teachers and students who shape the futureWe are the mothers and fathers, the sisters and brothers, who are the keepers of the communityWe are from LaosWe [...]
CHANGING SEASON
By SHELIA BLAND Goodbye SnowCold frigid windy winterGoodbyeNo more bitter biting and burningTime now for winds to kiss and caress.Snows melt with emotionDiscarding winter coats to go skinning-dippingAs gentle raining dropsCascading water slides of wonderBabbling as brooksRiding the sloping curves and dips of earth.Beaming sunbeams, once frostyNow snuggle closer spreading warmth.Hibernation takes a hiatusJoints loosen, flexThe sky singsSpring has sprung Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
Movie Corner: Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Warner Bros.1939Black & White 3.5/5 Stars By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Often forgotten but influential in world history, especially in America, before and during World War II, is the movement of Nazi sympathizers. To shed some light on Nazi spies here and abroad at the time, Hollywood studio moguls like Jack Warner (Warner Bros.) and Louis B. Mayer (MGM Studios) produced films to let their audiences see in theaters stories of Nazi sympathizers and Nazi opponents played by actors. However, Nazi sympathizers did live in real time and not just on screen. One of the motion pictures at the time is director Anatole Litvak’s Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) that gets entangled in who are spies, who squeals on the other (intentional or unintentional), who gets away, and who catches the culprits through artful tactics. In Litvak’s movie FBI agent Edward Renard (Edward G. Robinson) is determined to out the Nazi sympathizers in America and elsewhere, if [...]
