CULTURE | DIGEST
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Gollapalli Israel
Sr. Teresa “Tesa” Fitzgerald
Fr. Joe Maier
AWARD THE OPUS PRIZE T
he $1 million Opus Prize is given to an individual or organization working through faith-based efforts with the poorest and most disenfranchised communities on the planet. Each year, a different university is selected to oversee the selection of the winner. This time around, that honor fell to Gonzaga. Here are the finalists, all of whom will be on hand in Spokane on Oct. 16 for the presentation of the award.
GOLLAPALLI ISRAEL: India still very much operates with a caste system, the lowest rung of which includes the Dalits, also known as “the untouchables.” This group, generation after generation, has worked in waste removal and other occupations deemed impure by Indian culture. Israel’s Janodayam Social Education Centre works to provide education to children of this caste, advocates for the people in local government and helps Dalit women start businesses. SR. TERESA “TESA” FITZGERALD: A New York Times profile of Fitzgerald called the Catholic nun the “Sister of
Second Chances” for her work with incarcerated women and their kids. Her Queens, New York-based nonprofit Hour Children helps women with educational opportunities, housing assistance and other services to keep them from heading back to prison. FR. JOE MAIER: This candidate has a background in the Northwest, having been born in Longview, Wash., before eventually becoming a Catholic priest. These days he runs the Human Development Foundation Mercy Centre, which safeguards the vulnerable children of Klong Toey, a slum in Bangkok, Thailand. The organization oversees kindergartens and helps more than 1,000 kids receive scholarships each year while also working with police to quell the rampant human trafficking occurring in this part of the world. — MIKE BOOKEY Opus Prize Awards Ceremony • Thu, Oct. 16, at 7 pm • Free, tickets required • Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox • 1001 W. Sprague • Get free tickets at Fox box office, McCarthey Athletic Center, foxtheaterspokane.com
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BOOK | America feels kind of messed up. We don’t get along, we don’t listen to ideas we don’t agree with and we ignore our toughest challenges. It’s just too hard. Why can’t there be a little “Easy” button to press? Welcome to the problem, as articulated in Paul Roberts’ new book THE IMPULSE SOCIETY. It’s a harsh look in the mirror for us all, lost as we are in a fog of instant gratification, a what’s-in-it-for-me mindset and, of course, posting pictures of ourselves on Facebook. Leavenworth resident Roberts is a longtime journalist who wrote The End of Oil and The End of Food. He could have called this one The End of Community. It’s a bit depressing, but he has put his finger right on what ails us — and offers up some common-sense cures.
CARTOON | The new Star Wars movie — Episode VII — is coming in late 2015. To cue up the excitement, Disney — the new master of R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker — has just launched STAR WARS REBELS. We watched The Clone Wars, along with millions of other dads and kids — it was Cartoon Network’s biggest hit ever. The stories were often intense, the animation sleek — really, it was better than all but two of the actual Star Wars movies (IV and V). Once Disney came along, they canceled it. Now we have Rebels, which takes place between Episode III and IV. Sad to report, the animation is cheap and the stories (so far) seem aimed at the youngest fans — more Ewok than Boba Fett. It is Star Wars, but hopefully it’s not a preview of the new film.
COMEDY | Nothing makes a family road trip go by faster than a JIM GAFFIGAN record. It’s hilarious and clean enough for kids. He’s been on a bit of a roll lately, with his show Obsessed hitting Comedy Central and iTunes earlier this year. In a couple of weeks, he’ll be taking over the New York Times bestseller list with Food: A Love Story, his new book. It’s a sure bet for him — after all, his most YouTubed moments come from his riffs on Hot Pockets and anything having to do with bacon. “You wanna hear how good bacon is?” Gaffigan asked his audience on 2009’s King Baby. “To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon. If it wasn’t for bacon, we wouldn’t even know what a water chestnut is.” Hey Hollywood: Get this guy a sitcom!
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