The Honolulu Advertiser covered it yesterday.  

On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for “Living With
Music,” a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of

The Making of a Man

The election of 2008 broke many barriers, not the least was its demolishing the cult of masculinity.

By Rebecca Walker

asha bandele, Liza Monroy and Rebecca talk:

One Big Happy Family witn Leonard Lopate

By Rebecca Walker

Growing up, my mother taught me three things about keeping house. The front door and interior entryway must always be well lighted and inviting. The bed should be made no more than thirty minutes after rising. The dishes must be washed or put in the dishwasher immediately after each meal.

Interesting piece about women waxing rhapsodic about motherhood at the office and how it affects non-moms and moms who don't necessarily think motherhood is the beginning and end of the world. I add my thoughts.

Obama: Black, white ... or neither? By Jessie Washington, Associated Press. I add some thoughts on the subject. 

Great interview about strippers in blockbuster film. 

By Lauren Schuker

On Sunday night, actress Marisa Tomei could take home an Academy
Award for her portrayal of a kind-hearted stripper in the critically
acclaimed film "The Wrestler." In a tradition that dates as far back as
the Oscar show itself, Ms. Tomei is the latest actress to win Hollywood
acclaim for playing a character with a job in the sex industry, such as
a striptease artist or streetwalker.

By Rebecca Walker

Black Community Bitter About Chris Brown. I concur three quarters of the way down.  

I heart Domino and loved working with such a brilliant creative team--especially the slipping down the hill to the secret waterfall part.

Thanks Joao and Mira and Deborah and Kutira. Can't wait to do it again soon!

From a piece on a Psychology Today blog references Baby Love. It's good to see professionals who understand the subtext of complex relationships.  

I wish I could read the interview I did with the main Polish daily paper:  DZIENNIK. But here are my thoughts--in English.

pi?tek 12 grudnia 2008 22:25

By Rebecca Walker