Email Author Jean Oppenheimer

2006 Stories by Jean Oppenheimer

• Thugs and Kisses

  published March 30, 2006

  A gritty portrait of ghetto life in contemporary South Africa, Tsotsi packs an unexpected emotional wallop. Gavin Hood's film tells... More >>

• In the Face of Evil

  published March 23, 2006

  We all want to believe that in even the most dangerous or frightening of situations, we would have the courage to stand up for our convictions... More >>

• Beauty Amid the Horror

  published March 9, 2006

  If French writer André Malraux was correct when he claimed that "all art is a revolt against man's fate," the most horrific events in human... More >>

• Blood Business

  published February 16, 2006

  In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans an insidious new force was taking hold in the country. He called it the... More >>